WATCH: Tom Aspinall becomes ‘gray and old’ waiting for Jon Jones as heavyweight champ undergoes yet another surgery putting division at halt

Tom Aspinall is the interim heavyweight champion, and soon wants to be the undisputed heavyweight champion.

WATCH: Tom Aspinall becomes ‘gray and old’ waiting for Jon Jones as heavyweight champ undergoes yet another surgery putting division at halt

Tom Aspinall trolls Jon Jones in his recent TikTok video (via X)

The UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones put the division to a halt as he was sidelined due to an injury. Now, he revealed undergoing another surgery to fix bone spurs in his left elbow. Although this won’t affect his return timeline, it concerns the fans and the heavyweight contenders. As such,
Tom Aspinall trolled the heavyweight champion by sharing a video on TikTok.

In the video, Tom Aspinall made an analogy to Jon Jones’ return. He used an aging filter to rapidly age him as years passed by, waiting for his fight with Jon Jones. As such, he captioned it: 

Waiting for Jon Jones like.
Tom Aspinall via TikTok
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Jon Jones injured his pectoral tendon in training for Stipe Miocic’s fight in UFC 295. As such, the UFC canceled the fight and Jones underwent surgery. Due to this unfortunate situation, the UFC put forth an interim heavyweight championship for UFC 295 between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich.

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Aspinall won the fight to claim the interim champion title. As such, a fight between the two heavyweight champions was the talk of the town. But the UFC persisted in making Jones vs. Miocic and outright ignored Aspinall.

Soon, Tom Aspinall went after the inactive champion and Miocic for hindering his growth and halting the division. As such, he made numerous efforts to troll them on social media. Also, he called out Jon Jones to be stripped of the title.

However, nothing happened, putting him in a weird spot. Now, he might defend his interim title before the return of Jones. As for Jones, he would come back by the second half of 2024 and fight Miocic in a legacy fight.

Tom Aspinall responds to the backlash on the internet for calling out Jon Jones to be stripped of the title

Tom Aspinall won the interim championship and right away called his shots to fight for the undisputed title. As such, he urged the UFC to strip Jon Jones of the undisputed title. This statement from Aspinall received a huge backlash from the fight fans on the internet. As such, he clarified his intentions in an interview with Michael Bisping.

Tom Aspinall wants Jon Jones to be stripped of the heavyweight title
Tom Aspinall wants Jon Jones to be stripped of the heavyweight title (via Imago/Wallpapers.com)

Acknowledging the hatred he received on the internet for his statement, Tom Aspinall said he just wanted to get his dream fight with either Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic. He praised the legends for their accolades in the sport and just wanted their names in his resume. As such, he revealed he wasn’t hating on them but just wanted to fight them. However, the UFC ignored his callouts and stood firm in making Jones Jones vs. Stipe Miocic.

Tom Aspinall, after being ignored for the undisputed championship expressed his frustration and disappointment in numerous ways. Now, as Jones would only return in the latter half of 2024, Aspinall might as well defend his interim title to stay active.

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