Tom Aspinall seems to be a few steps away from living his dream of getting a heavyweight title shot against the proclaimed GOAT Jon Jones. The fight is officially under the negotiation stage, but it hasn’t reached a concrete conclusion which is why an official announcement hasn’t been made yet. The UFC interim heavyweight champion recently addressed his meet-up with Hunter Campbell and shed some light on his potential fight with Jon Jones.
Based on his response, it seems like the fight is surely going to happen. The only unanswered question that will linger around for a while is ‘when?’.
Tom Aspinall talks about his meeting with the UFC this past weekend
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“Everything went amazing. I understand my position now. I understand what the company’s doing now…
You gotta stay tuned my friend. There’s some big news coming.”
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Tom Aspinall Optimistic About Facing Jon Jones
In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, the interim heavyweight champion expressed how the future ahead is bright.
“We had a fantastic meeting. Everything went amazing, I understand my position now. I understand what the company is doing now, and you have to stay tuned, my friend because there’s some big news coming. As Dana White said, they still have to settle a few things, I’m just waiting. I’m in shape, and I’m ready to go whenever. I’m ready to fight, man”.
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The struggle has been real to materialize this match. It's worth adding a bit of humor.
Tom Aspinall on his way to UFC headquarters to demand the Jon Jones fight pic.twitter.com/YwiW5PfwOQ
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Tom Aspinall just held up a rubber duck for Jon Jones at UFC London pic.twitter.com/GsfvmNoxJO
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