Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones have traded barbs in recent months ahead of their potential heavyweight clash. After Jones defended the lineal heavyweight championship at UFC 309, fans and pundits continued to clamor for the Aspinall fight to come to fruition.

No bias, but Jon Jones is not Tom Aspinall's GOAT. In an interview with Jon Bernard Kairouz, Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) explained why former UFC light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight champion Jones (28-1 MMA,

Tom Aspinall says he is in talks for his next fight, raising hopes that fans will finally see him take on Jon Jones. Aspinall is the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, a belt he defended successfully in his last fight against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304.

Jones, who previously teased retirement leading up to UFC 309, wants at least one more fight if he and the UFC can come to terms on a new contract. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is the most likely opponent, although Jones has also expressed profound interest in facing Alex Pereira.