UFC executive Dana White still believes that Stipe Miocic deserves to fight Jon Jones over Tom Aspinall.
The British fighter is fresh off his return to the octagon late last month in Manchester. Just a few months after winning interim gold after Jon Jones was forced out of UFC 295, Tom Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes. ‘Razor’ had handed the interim champion a first-round stoppage loss due to injury back in 2022.
However, Tom Aspinall demolished the wrestler inside of a round at UFC 304. Following the victory, the interim heavyweight champion called for a fight against Jon Jones. ‘Bones’ is now back in training camp, and has long shot down a bout against Aspinall. Instead, Jones has continued to call for a fight against former champion Stipe Miocic.
The two were booked to fight last November, despite Miocic’s long hiatus from the cage. Speaking in a recent interview with Kevin Iole, Dana …