Tom Aspinall’s latest comments will give hope to his fans that a title unification bout with Jon Jones is on the horizon. ‘Bones’ successfully defended his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, with Aspinall in attendance.
The Mancunian currently holds the interim heavyweight title, and was the official back-up fighter for Jones vs. Miocic. But with both fighters making it to the octagon without a hitch, the 31-year-old was able to watch their clash from the front row.
The New York native secured his first heavyweight title defense after landing a brutal spinning back kick in Round 3 that floored Miocic. He followed up with several strikes on the ground before referee Herb Dean stopped the fight.
Jon Jones remained coy about his next opponent during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. But Tom Aspinall’s appearance on ESPN MMA’s broadcast desk alongside Chael Sonnen and Paul Felder shed more light on the heavyweight title picture.
He shared his interaction with UFC CEO Dana White and CBO Hunter Campbell, and said:
“When Jones was doing his [post-fight] speech, I was looking directly at the UFC brass, Dana [White] and Hunter [Campbell] and both of them turned to me at the same time and pointed at me and winked. At the same time. To me, that says [there is] something big in the pipeline. As I said a moment ago, it’s the biggest fight.”
Catch Tom Aspinall‘s comments below (6:05):