Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall turns public as UFC champ hyped over NSFW chant

Jon Jones still holding up PPV title unification against interim champion Tom Aspinall, enjoys expletive fan chants against the Brit.

Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall turns public as UFC champ hyped over NSFW chant

Jon Jones hypes X-rated chant at Tom Aspinall as title fight update still dry (Source: X)

Most of the MMA fandom that once stood behind him now goes fiery on Jon Jones for a heavyweight logjam. Interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall has gone some near-500 days holding the belt without unification or some good pointers from Jones. However, ‘Bones’ found himself glad and over the high moons with some recent support he got in Miami, Florida, from the crowd.

UFC CEO and headman Dana White keeps urging the Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall fight will happen. Meanwhile, Team Jackson’s MMA Acoma’s Jones kept digging into the narrative the opponent is not a seasoned name for his legacy. Jones is now the new co-owner of Mike Perry’s “Dirty Boxing” with his heavyweight return in limbo. During ‘Dirty Boxing Championship 1’ weigh-ins, the crowd ran up an X-rated “f—k Tom Aspinall” chant in agreement with Jones.

Jones and Tom Aspinall’s banter has dominated recent MMA headlines and scopes. The heavyweight champ has said that he needs six months out and a “f—k you” amount in fighter compensations (a rumor of a $30 million sum) to consider unification. Despite audacious claims and holdups, the GOAT seemingly has quite a large contingent of die-hard fans upholding his cause.

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The explicitly expletive crowd had Jon Jones bowing and dousing an “I love you guys.” As such, the fan support is sure to make him fall back on upping his bargain for HW unification. Whether or not Jones vs. Aspinall happens is anybody’s guess.

CEO Dana White says heavyweight unification super-fight feat. Jon Jones almost ‘done, but not done’

What’s the hold up at 265 pounds? For one — indomitable brit Tom Aspinall has gone through a murderer’s row of 265-pound opponents and made quick work of them. It has thus created a gaping hole of lesser top contenders at the top order.

Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall still possible
Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall still possible (Source: X/IMAGO)

Sergei Pavlovich hardly made the case with his lackluster UFC Fight Night 250 win at ANB Arena in Riyadh. Alexander Volkov came close with a 4-0 winning steak, history with Aspinall, and a case to fight for the top spot. However, that momentum ended with a highly publicized split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) loss at UFC 310 PPV. Ciryl Gane, Jailton Almeida, and others have momentum but not as much.

For another — these are all lesser men to Jon Jones who’s on vacation mode after his UFC 309 PPV main event win. He’s now 2-0 in the weight class and wants a legacy out, having faced big names. The Brit has even become impatient and practically ready to cement his own strap as the real one.

Before UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady, Dana White sat down with TNT Sports’ Adam Catterall. He offered some vaguely good pointers on HW unification.

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I’ll tell you what I’ve been telling you since day one — the fight’s going to happen;…It’s just a matter of when now, and getting it signed and done…It’s going to happen, …It’s done, but it’s not done. Not done enough to sit right here now and announce it and give you a date. But fight’s going to happen. It’s just a matter of getting it signed now.

Dana White to TNT Sports’ Adam Catterall

Jones’ rumored and unconfirmed asking price has been as high as $30 million. There’s no telling what other godly stipulations are there, yet. He once took a three-year out for a failed contractual hash to face then-UFC lineal HW Francis Ngannou. He then took some more to make the highly anticipated move from 205 to 265 pounds. So, right now, ‘Bones’ isn’t serving the 265 logjam any soon.

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