Jon Jones may declare one other UFC document if he continues to delay a combat with Tom Aspinall.
Jones is the UFC heavyweight champion and is allegedly demanding not less than six months to organize for an Aspinall mega-fight.
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‘Bones’ has been urged by a number of members of the MMA neighborhood to get on with proceedings and unify the UFC’s heavyweight division.
Nevertheless, he has by no means publicly admitted curiosity in taking up Britain’s 31-year-old heavyweight big.
British UFC legend Michael Bisping even asserted that Jones ought to retire from the game altogether if he refuses to combat Aspinall.
UFC CEO Dana White has insisted quite a few instances that the combat will occur and even made a ‘100 per cent’ assure that the 2 heavyweights would finally meet in his Octagon.
As of March 24, 2025 Jones has been the champion for 750 days since profitable the belt by submitting Ciryl Gane in March 2023.
The 37-year-old has defended his strap simply as soon as throughout that interval, stopping Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November with a nasty spinning kick.
At the moment, Cain Velasquez holds the document because the longest-reigning UFC heavyweight champion, having held the belt for 896 days throughout his second stint as champion.
Subsequently, if Jones pushes again his combat till the week starting Monday, August 18, 2025 he could have set a brand-new document.
Reviews have additionally advised Jones vs Aspinall may happen in September, that means the previous is prone to obtain the feat.
Velasquez gained the heavyweight strap by knocking out Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 in October 2010 however misplaced it in his subsequent combat to Junior Dos Santos 13 months later.
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He then gained it again by defeating Dos Santos of their December 2012 rematch and retained it towards Antonio Silva 5 months later.
The MMA legend then defended it once more in his trilogy bout with Dos Santos in October 2013 however misplaced it on his return to the UFC, following an harm, to Fabricio Werdum in June 2015.
Aspinall was current within the capital all week for UFC London and to proceed talks together with his bosses concerning the Jones combat.
He went viral this previous weekend throughout UFC London for holding up a duck toy when the digital camera confirmed him on the O2 Enviornment’s large screens, as he claims Jones is ‘ducking’ a combat with him.
Talking forward of his commentary duties at UFC London, Manchester’s Bisping supplied a brutal evaluation of the Jones’ state of affairs.
“Not that Tom desires any sympathy from me, however I actually really feel for the man,” the TNT Sports activities UFC pundit stated.
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“He is within the prime of his life. He must be preventing repeatedly. He is within the fitness center daily. He is very humble.
“He’s the interim champion of the world. He’s defended the interim championship standing. The heavyweight champion of the world fought in November. Why they have not made this matchup is past me.”
The 46-year-old added: “He is been an unbelievable champion, however he must hurry up with this combat. Easy as that. Or retire.”
Jones sits forward of fellow legends Georges St-Pierre and Demetrious Johnson for probably the most title combat wins in UFC historical past with 16.
He’s additionally the youngest-ever UFC champion, having defeated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 128 on the age of 24, lower than three years after he turned skilled.