Tom Aspinall Now The UFC Heavyweight Champion. News Delivered At UFC Baku Post-Fight Press Conference.
At Saturday’s UFC Baku post-fight press conference in Azerbaijan, UFC CEO Dana White delivered the news that heavyweight champion Jon Jones has retired at the age of 37.
“Jon Jones called us last night and retired,” said White. “Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC.”
England’s Aspinall, 32, who was the interim heavyweight champion before White’s announcement, now gets elevated to undisputed champion following three consecutive wins over Marcin Tybura, Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes.