If the UFC heavyweight division were a reality show, it would be called “Keeping Up with the Heavyweights” – and Jon Jones would be the star who never quite shows up to the reunion episode.
Who’s the Real King? Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall, and Francis Ngannou’s Heavyweight Drama
Let’s set the stage: Jon Jones, the reigning UFC heavyweight champ, is the king of trolling both on social media and in the octagon. Tom Aspinall, the British interim champ, has been holding his “temporary” belt for so long that he’s set a UFC record for the longest interim reign – over 530 days and counting, which is basically a UFC eternity.