Jon Jones Wants ‘F–k You Money’ to Fight Aspinall: ‘He Annoys Me… Don’t Like Him’ | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Jon Jones is now not fully dismissing a UFC heavyweight title unification bout with Tom Aspinall, however he’s going to require a hefty paycheck to make it occur.

Chatting with reporters on the UFC 309 post-show press convention, Jones defined UFC must pay him “f–k you cash” to struggle Aspinall as a result of he does not just like the interim champion:

“He is annoying to me. He is annoying to me and that is my very own private—he annoys me. I get it you guys discover it entertaining, however I discover him annoying. I simply don’t love him and on the finish of the day, if I give him the chance to struggle me, I need to be so compensated-I need to say it, I need that ‘f–k you’ cash, truthfully. That is simply what it’s. Or else my life is ideal with out him. I do not want him in any respect and he wants me and that is a very good place to be in a negotiation.”

Jones has resisted calls to struggle Aspinall up thus far as a result of, as he advised MMA reporter Kevin Iole, that the interim champ “hasn’t executed something” and he is solely desirous about fights that will serve to boost his legacy within the sports activities (begins at 7:40 mark).

In the identical interview, Jones did say he could be desirous about a bout with present UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira as a result of that will be “value it” each financially and for his legacy.

The requires Jones to sq. off with Aspinall grew louder on Saturday night time after Bones retained the heavyweight title with a third-round knockout of Stipe Miocic in the principle occasion of UFC 309.

UFC CEO Dana White mentioned on The Jim Rome Present (h/t ESPN’s Andreas Hale) that Jones’ subsequent match could be in opposition to Aspinall, not Pereira, if he chooses to struggle once more.

Aspinall gained the interim heavyweight title by defeating Sergei Pavlovich in the principle occasion of UFC 295. The one motive that was booked on the present was as a result of the Jones-Miocic bout needed to be postponed when Jones suffered a torn pectoral muscle throughout coaching.

The 31-year-old Aspinall efficiently defended the interim crown with a first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on July 27. He’s 15-3 in his blended martial arts profession, with 12 wins by way of knockout or TKO.

None of Aspinall’s 9 UFC fights have lasted two full rounds, with eight of them ending within the first spherical. He’s 8-1 since becoming a member of the promotion in 2020.

Jones is 2-0 since shifting as much as heavyweight and 28-1 with one no contest in his profession.