Chael Sonnen is confident Jon Jones fights Tom Aspinall. Heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) continued to dismiss interim champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) after he retained his belt with a TKO of Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

Aspinall claimed and defended the interim UFC heavyweight title while Jones recovered from a torn pectoral muscle. Dana White has voiced his interest in booking a unification world title matchup in 2025, but 'Bones' has repeatedly claimed he refuses to fight the 31-year-old.

Of Tom Aspinall's three professional defeats, only one can be counted as entirely legitimate. The British heavyweight phenom suffered a knee injury TKO against

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou can relate to the narrative of Jones being afraid to fight Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC). When he opted to sign with PFL, Ngannou was accused of running away from Jones by UFC CEO Dana White. Ngannou agrees with Jones’ assessment on an Aspinall fight not doing too much for his legacy.

UFC play-by-play ace Jon Anik believes a title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall will indeed happen in 2025.

Jon Jones won his first UFC heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 last Saturday. It was his big comeback after almost two years since winning the title at UFC 285. Jon looked amazing and fought really well.

Jones has refused to fight the interim title holder unless he gets the pay rise he wants to take on the challenge.

Despite Jon Jones' comments following his UFC 309 win over Stipe Miocic, Tom Aspinall remains confident 'Bones' will eventually fight him.