Jon Jones has finally broken his silence about the Tom Aspinall fight situation. For a long time now, the fight between Jones and Aspinall has been teased. While the champion repeatedly denied signing up for the fight, Jones was called out. Both the fans and the MMA experts accused him of ‘ducking’ Tom Aspinall. In his latest statement, Jones has revealed something utterly surprising.
The UFC heavyweight champion recently said he was delaying the fight because he did not want to sign up. In simple words, Jon Jones is not willing to fight someone like Tom Aspinall. He has also provided his justifications for doing the same. Jones recalled that three years ago, the same narrative was being thrown around about Ciryl Gane. However, when Jones did fight him, he defeated Gane easily. And this is exactly why he is not interested in fighting Aspinall.
“I remember like it was yesterday. three years since anyone saw me fight. The mass amount of critics ” Jones looks so old now, He’s too slow now. Gane going to be too fast, Jones has never faced someone this big, he’s never faced a kickboxer of this caliber. The French and the casuals were convinced Gane was the future of the heavyweight division. I showed up. I won. Then? Crickets,” said Jones.
Jon Jones answers why he doesn't want to fight Tom Aspinall:
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 6, 2025
"The French and the casuals were convinced [Ciryl] Gane was the future of the heavyweight division.
I showed up. I won. Then? Crickets."#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/BXrOPavqm7
Jones believes that Aspinall is more of a hype than a quality fighter. With such serious allegations coming from Jones, the question mark on their proposed fight grows even bigger. Meanwhile, with frustrations growing, middleweight star Robert Whittaker, too, jumped in with his take.
Robert Whittaker Unhappy With The Jon Jones Situation
On the one hand, Jon Jones questions Aspinall’s credibility as a fighter. On the contrary, Aspinall is taking some brutal shots at the undisputed champion of the UFC. With the fight getting stalled further, UFC middleweight star Robert Whittaker expressed his frustrations on the matter. Speaking on the same, Whittaker expressed his amusement at how Jones was still the champion after such a long period of inactivity
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“I’m done waiting… I don’t know how Jones still holds the title. I know I mentioned ‘no one is stripping Jones’, but mate come on, you’re taking the p**s now,” Whittaker said.
Robert Whittaker is tired of waiting for Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall:
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 28, 2025
"I'm done waiting… I don't know how Jones still holds the title.
I know I mentioned 'no one is stripping Jones', but mate come on, you're taking the piss now."
(via. @MMArcadePodcast) #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/TW77VRjYPm
Thus, with no confirmation yet on whether or not the match between the two will take place, it remains to be seen what will happen next.
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