Tom Aspinall Teases UFC Title Conflict With Jon Jones: ‘Huge Information Coming Quickly’

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Tom Aspinall has been calling for a UFC heavyweight title unification bout with Jon Jones for months. Now the celebs lastly appear to be aligning for a possible battle between the pair this summer season.

Aspinall has made himself the simple heir-apparent to the UFC’s heavyweight crown after demolishing Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes in a mixed 129 seconds to win, then defend, the interim UFC heavyweight title. Now he desires his shot at Jones, and the undisputed heavyweight title.

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Aspinall not too long ago recorded a YouTube video straight blaming Jones for holding up the heavyweight title image, as he once more referred to as for the struggle to be made.

Jones had beforehand dismissed Aspinall as a future opponent, as a substitute suggesting he’d be extra inquisitive about a struggle with then-light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

However, following Pereira’s defeat to Magomed Ankalaev in the primary occasion of UFC 313 final weekend, any ideas of that matchup as a viable bout seem to have been squashed.

Aspinall recorded a YouTube video watching the Pereira-Ankalaev struggle, and provided his tackle how “Poatan’s” defeat will influence his personal profession as he seems to be to safe an elusive bout with Jones.

“That is off the desk now for the Alex Pereira struggle, at heavyweight or another weight, actually,” he stated, addressing the earlier speak of Jones preferring to face Pereira.

“I imply, I suppose you may nonetheless struggle him at mild heavy, I suppose, nevertheless it will not be for a title.

“Yeah, Jon, there’s just one manner. There’s just one factor to do, mate. Signal the contract, and let’s get a date going.”

It appears the wheels are in movement for precisely that, with UFC president and CEO Dana White telling reporters throughout the UFC 313 post-fight press convention that Jones does need to compete, and that particulars are being hammered out to make it occur.

“Effectively, I feel that, hear, Jon Jones undoubtedly desires to struggle. Simply when and the place is what we’re engaged on now.

“I am very assured that that struggle occurs, yeah.”

And when requested if the plan is for the struggle to happen this summer season, White stated merely, “Yeah.”

Now evidently Aspinall simply has to take a seat tight and look forward to the the important thing particulars of the struggle to be confirmed, and the Englishman stated that he is hopeful he’ll obtain some excellent news quickly.

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“We have seen final night time, Dana White was speaking,” he stated.

“Every thing is now performed on Jon’s facet, and the UFC now should discover a date and a venue – a spot, location – so we’re ready for that.

“We have got some huge information coming quickly, hopefully.”

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