Dana White says Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall will 100 percent happen in 2025.
‘Bones’ defended his heavyweight title with a KO win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on November 16.
After that, talk immediately turned to a unification clash with Tom Aspinall, who has claimed an interim title during his spectacular run through the division, which includes quick stoppage wins over Curtis Blaydes, Sergei Pavlovich, and Alexander Volkov.
Dana White is currently trying to make what he believes could be the biggest fight in UFC history.
Dana White guarantees Jon Jones will fight Tom Aspinall next
On Saturday night, Dana White closed out another brilliant year for the UFC with a show in Tampa, Florida.
After Colby Covington lost to Joaquin Buckley in the main event via doctor’s stoppage, the UFC boss headed backstage to speak with reporters for the last time in 2024.
Naturally, he was fielding questions about how the Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall negotiations were going.
“100 percent,” White said when asked if the heavyweight unification bout is the biggest he can make in 2025. “I think it’s probably the biggest fight in heavyweight history and it’s a massive fight in the history of the company, too. It’s a big fight.”
The reporter went on to point out that Jones has been ‘on the fence’ about fighting Aspinall before White interjected to provide a promising negotiations update.
He added: “It’s weird. Let me tell you what’s weird about that. So, usually, those guys say that s*** behind the scenes and not publicly. Jon says that s*** publicly and not behind the scenes.
“Jon is a very unique individual to deal with. From day one, I’ve been confident that Jon Jones would do that fight. Even before [UFC 309] I said, ‘If he won, there’s no way Jon doesn’t do the fight’.
“Jon Jones isn’t afraid to fight anybody, and that’s a fact. The only time that anything remotely weird has ever happened with Jon Jones is the time his f***ing camp did the weird Chael Sonnen thing. ‘We can’t fight Chael Sonnen on short notice’.
“And that wasn’t him, it was his team, and he listened to his team for whatever reason. But that’s like the goofiest f***ing move in UFC history. Other than that, Jon Jones behind the scenes is not a guy who turns down fights.”
White concluded things by guaranteeing that Jones vs Aspinall will happen in 2025.
He boldly said: “Yeah. I’ll say 100 percent [the fight will happen].”