Amid confirmation that he’s likely set to skirt a rumored retirement from active competition ahead of his return to the Octagon later this year, UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones now also appears receptive to the idea of a showdown with interim gold holder, Tom Aspinall.
Jones, the current heavyweight champion and former two-time light heavyweight titleholder, has been sidelined since he clinched the vacant heavyweight crown back in March at UFC 285, turning in a first round guillotine choke submission win over Ciryl Gane.
And slated to make his return in a title defense against Stipe Miocic last November in Madison Square Garden, Jones was forced from the bout due to a pectoral tendon tear, resulting in the introduction of another interim crown into the division.