2025 might convey largest struggle in UFC historical past – Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
As 2024 involves a detailed, UFC CEO Dana White takes a glance into his crystal ball and makes predictions for the approaching 12 months, 2025.
“[2024] was a file 12 months for us once more,” White mentioned throughout a latest look on ESPN’s First Take. “Not solely so far as financially for the corporate however [also] breaking enviornment information.”
“Subsequent 12 months my focus is to go to a whole lot of locations that we haven’t been shortly or ever.”
“[We’re] attempting to get into Spain, we’ve by no means finished Spain. We’re going again to LA firstly of the 12 months. Going to Seattle once more, in all probability going to hit Chicago and a few of these different locations we haven’t been shortly.”
Even previous to the buildup of the UFC 309 struggle card between UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic, there was discuss of Jones dealing with interim champion Tom Aspinall.
Extremely thought to be the perfect heavyweight fighter at the moment, Aspinall has not but been capable of safe a unification bout that may decide if he’s higher than Jones.
In accordance with White, that struggle will happen now that Jones has defeated Miocic and Aspinall has been ready on the sidelines.
“He’ll struggle Tom Aspinall, and it is going to be the largest struggle in UFC historical past,” White mentioned.
