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Following the announcement that Jon Jones was retiring, Tom Aspinall was promoted to undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder. For well over a year, fans clamored for Jones and Aspinall to square off in what would have been arguably the most anticipated heavyweight fight in MMA history. With Jones removing himself from the picture—at least for now—those talks will be dead and replaced by two questions: Was Jones scared to face the Englishman?