The Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall situation has been a focal point in the UFC heavyweight division since 2023. Jones won the undisputed heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023. After he won the title, Jones was supposed to defend his title against Stipe Moicic at UFC 295, but it was delayed due to Jones’ pectoral injury. Meanwhile, Tom Aspinall claimed the interim heavyweight title with a 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 in November 2023. Aspinall would later go on to defend his interim belt against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304, securing another first round knockout. Jones returned at UFC 309 and defeated Stipe Moicic, but no unification fight with Aspinall has been scheduled even as we’re in the middle of 2025, despite Dana White’s claims that the fight would happen in 2025. <\/p>
Since then, tensions have escalated as Jones and Aspinall have continued to wage a war of word on social media. Jones has publicly made it know that he was interest in a legacy fight against Alex Pereira and has demanded a huge purse if he has to take on Tom Aspinall. Aspinall has voiced his frustration over the situation, accusing Jones of stalling the heavyweight division and mocking him with a duck toy at past UFC events. While Jones has continued to enjoy his vacation at Thailand, a petition at Change.org has collected over 150k signature to strip Jones of his heavyweight belt. Rumors has it that the fight will happen sometime in December of 2025, however, there’s still a lot of time left and anything could go down while we wait.<\/p>