Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic has been one of the vital formally unofficial Final Combating Championship (UFC) title fights in promotional historical past.
Regardless of the match up being questionable from the soar with Miocic having not gained a battle in 4 years to the day and misplaced his final day trip by way of a second spherical knockout in 2021, it fell aside late final 12 months and can be rebooked. A Jones harm canceled the undisputed Heavyweight title conflict for UFC 295 and led to an interim champion in Tom Aspinall, who has already efficiently defended that strap.
Followers have moved properly previous the concept of Jones vs. Miocic, as evidenced by our MMA Mania ballot outcomes beneath, and UFC CEO, Dana White, is aware of it. Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply he’s altering his thoughts.
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Does Aspinall should battle Jones subsequent greater than Miocic?
“Once you say Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall, does that imply we’re saying Stipe doesn’t deserve that battle?” White requested when talking to Yahoo! Sports activities. “I imply, this battle was presupposed to occur, Jon’s obtained injured and Stipe has paid his dues and has been right here perpetually.
“My job is to make the largest fights I can presumably make,” he continued. “I do know everyone needs to see Aspinall however these two are gonna battle and whoever wins, hopefully, Aspinall is subsequent and so they’re gonna give Aspinall the alternatives they obtained after they had been of their younger careers to get to the place they’re in the present day.”
Aspinall, 31, has primarily fought by means of his complete UFC profession to date since Miocic’s final win, going 8-1 (15-3). He earned redemption for his lone loss within the Octagon within the aforementioned title protection when he completed Curtis Blaydes with strikes in a single minute (watch highlights) at UFC 304 final month (July 27, 2024).
Finally, the long run stays unsure for Aspinall despite the fact that he’s the interim titleholder.
“Sure, a whole lot of selections made aren’t essentially the most well-liked typically,” White mentioned.
