Jones isn’t bothered by all the discussion surrounding a potential title unification fight against Aspinall. His legacy is locked in either way.
UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones says he sleeps well at night knowing his legacy in mixed martial arts (MMA) is secure. But last night he was up late tweeting about Tom Aspinall.
The reason for his surprise 3am Q&A with fans on X (formerly Twitter)? Jones just bought a baller mansion for his family, and is feeling pretty good about it. He’s not stressing all the headlines generated by interim heavyweight Tom Aspinall, who has accused him of ducking a title unification bout. Not even Aspinall’s drudging up of old steroid allegations can get “Bones” down.
“I definitely appreciate all the attention he gives me,” Jones said of Aspinall. “I’m more relevant than ever. Haven’t even fought. It’s an amazing thing.”
While Jones refused to say he’d stick around and fight Aspinall after his expected UFC 309 fight with Stipe Miocic in November, he did say he’d ‘absolutely’ kick Tom’s butt if they did face each other.
“I’m getting close to being in fight shape and I’m weighing in at 245 now,” Jones wrote. “He probably cuts weight to get down to heavyweight. The night we fought he would probably weigh a solid 25 pounds more than me, seven years younger, and I would still whip his ass like I’ve done everyone else. You guys can go ahead and believe the hype, I’ll keep doing what I’ve always done, win.”
Jones was asked why he’s always so evasive when it comes to the topic of fighting Aspinall.
“You don’t get this far in your career looking past opponents,” he replied. “Right now I’m fighting Stipe and I guarantee you’ll be watching.”
Jones’ original plan when coming back was to win the heavyweight title, defend against the greatest UFC heavyweight champion in Stipe Miocic, then retire. These days he’s dangling the possibility of another superfight before hanging up the gloves, but he’s made it clear he doesn’t think Tom Aspinall qualifies.
“Maybe I’ll leave you with blue balls, but my legacy will be just fine,” he added. “I’ve done way too much work in this game. There’s people around the world that’s been watching me fight since they can remember. He would have to go on and win like 10 championships at least in order for that to happen. The work I put in, that body of work ain’t getting touched no time soon.”
Guys, we’re starting to get the feeling Jon Jones really isn’t interested in fighting Tom Aspinall.