Everything has a time limit; it seems like the potential UFC heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall is on the verge of hitting a dead end.
Dana White recently declared that in the forthcoming weeks, if nothing crystallizes, the UFC will move on from the highly anticipated bout and find Tom Aspinall someone else to fight with.
The discussions to bring this clash to fruition have been very lengthy and vague.
Jon Jones showed more interest in fighting Alex Pereira and Francis Ngannou than he ever did in facing Tom Aspinall. He feels the Aspinall fight won’t leave a significant mark on his legacy.
For Aspinall, this has always been a dream fight. It will be interesting to see who else he ends up facing if Jon Jones doesn’t show up.
🚨 Dana White on Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall:
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 17, 2025
“If we can’t get this fight done, we’ll move on quickly… we’ll have answers in the next couple weeks.”
🎥 @jimrome #UFC #MMApic.twitter.com/4GWQGxSTk2
Dana White on Moving On
Recently on The Jim Rome Show, Dana White revealed how the UFC is ready to move on from the heavyweight clash.
“I don’t know, we’ll see how this thing plays out over the next couple weeks, if we can’t get this fight done, we’ll move on quickly. I said a couple of weeks. We’ll have answers in the next couple weeks”.
Mandatory Meme
Let’s take the time to add some humor:
MMA fans and the entire MMA community: “Jon Jones needs to be stripped if he keeps refusing to fight”
— Knuckles 👊 (@knuckles_stan) May 25, 2025
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