Jones wants Aspinall fight - White

UFC president Dana White says he believes Tom Aspinall will conflict Jon Jones if nan American is successful successful his comeback bout against Stipe Miocic.

England's Aspinall has many times called for a conflict pinch heavyweight champion Jones since capturing nan interim loop past November.

Aspinall, 31, has since successfully defended his interim title, but he is successful nan different position of being passed complete for nan adjacent changeable astatine Jones arsenic nan conflict pinch Miocic was made earlier Jones picked up an wounded past October.

"I judge that conflict happens if Jon Jones thumps Stipe," White said successful a news convention connected Tuesday.

"Dislike him, immoderate your beef is pinch Jon Jones, sound yourself out.

"There's nary measurement successful hellhole that Jon Jones doesn't want to conflict Aspinall. That I guarantee you."

Manchester combatant Aspinall has won his past 3 fights by first-round knockout while two-time heavyweight champion Miocic, 42, has not fought since 2021.

This week Jones, 37, again teased he would discontinue if he defeats Miocic.

The heavyweight match-up is expected to hap later this year, pinch nan UFC holding pay-per-view events connected 16 November astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York and connected 7 December successful Las Vegas.

In respect to perchance fighting connected aft Miocic, Jones said connected societal media: "You ne'er know, possibly nan UFC will connection maine a woody I can't refuse."

White said nan UFC would do "everything we can" to make Jones v Aspinall happen.

Two-weight champion Jones is wide considered nan top UFC combatant of each clip contempt a chequered history.

Jones has served two doping suspensions successful his UFC career arsenic good arsenic being progressive successful respective unsavoury incidents extracurricular of nan cage including receiving a condemnation for a deed and tally involving a pregnant female successful 2015.