Jon Jones hasn’t signed on to struggle Tom Aspinall, however that hasn’t stopped him from steadily jabbing Aspinall over social media.
Regardless of insisting he has little interest in unifying their titles—Jones at the moment holds undisputed UFC heavyweight champion standing, whereas Aspinall holds an interim title and the No. 1 spot within the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—“Bones” continues to mock Aspinall, along with his newest taunt in response to an interview Aspinall did with MMA legend Demetrious Johnson.
Aspinall advised Johnson he is not waiting for Jones and easily desires an opportunity to be acknowledged as undisputed champion. In response, Jones left a message for Aspinall on a Verdict MMA Instagram put up, writing, “Shut your mouth and do as you’re advised.”
Jon Jones responds to Tom Aspinall saying that he “doesn’t care about combating Jon Jones and simply desires to be undisputed champion”
“Shut your mouth and do as you’re advised. ”
through @VerdictMMA IG pic.twitter.com/wpuFp1DhXL
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) May 23, 2025
Jones, 37, has supplied no timetable as to when or if he’ll compete once more, seemingly content to leave the heavyweight division to twist in the wind. Previous to successful a heavyweight title in 2023, Jones carved out his place in historical past with a shocking run atop the sunshine heavyweight division, which included 14 championship bout victories and wins over a listing of legends. He’s 28-1 in his profession, along with his lone loss coming through disqualification to Matt Hamill. He additionally has a no-contest on his document because of a win over Daniel Cormier being overturned because of a failed drug take a look at.
Although Jones’ accomplishments are immense, many have develop into fed up along with his late-career antics, with some followers calling for him to be stripped of his UFC title and fighters like Robert Whittaker expressing their boredom with the whole Jones-Aspinall saga.
Aspinall, 32, is approaching a yr of inactivity, along with his most up-to-date struggle happening in July 2024 at UFC 304. At that occasion in his native England, Aspinall defeated Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds to avenge his lone UFC loss, which got here through freak harm. Aspinall is 8-1 within the UFC with all of these victories coming by means of knockout or submission.
