Tom Aspinall is in New York this week for the UFC 309 title fight. He has plenty of reasons to be there. Officially, the UFC tapped the interim champion as a backup fighter for the heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones (27-1 MMA,

UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been insistent upon not fighting interim champion Tom Aspinall. However, UFC CEO Dana White is putting his foot down. Jon

Tom Aspinall is over trying to force a fight with Jon Jones. The British heavyweight champion has had a meteoric rise in the UFC, securing the interim belt at UFC 295 instead of Jones-Miocic and defending it at UFC 304 in July 2024.