Aspinall earned the interim UFC heavyweight title by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich last year at UFC 295. Jones was supposed to headline the card against Miocic before withdrawing due to injury, resulting in the last-second scramble to book the Aspinall vs. Pavlovich interim title bout.

Jon Jones successfully defended his heavyweight title in the UFC 309 main event, and now, the debate about his placement in the pound-for-pound rankings rages on. Jones reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the

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.

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones shares his thoughts on his No. 2 pound-for-pound ranking after his win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309.

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.

I wasn’t amazed by Jon Jones beating that version of Stipe [Miocic].” Well, that’s what Matt Brown and many others believed, even after Jones flawlessly knocked Stipe Miocic out at UFC 309. The post Here’s Why Jon Jones Has Not Reached GOAT Status Despite Beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Islam Makhachev continues to hold the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, a point of contention for Dana White, who openly criticized Jon Jones’ exclusion from the top position in the months leading up to UFC 309.