Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall came face-to-face for the first time over the weekend.
Jones was making an appearance at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, when Aspinall arrived to meet the reigning heavyweight champ. The interaction was largely amicable, though Jones did remove Aspinall’s hand from his shoulder. Aspinall posted a video of the meeting on his YouTube channel.
“Are we going to do this thing?” Aspinall says.
“I would hope so,” Jones responds.
While Jones did grant Aspinall’s request for a photo, he declined a face-off with the interim heavyweight title holder.