What’s next for Tom Aspinall? The interim heavyweight champion of the world has been willing to fight the heavyweight goats, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for quite a long time now but no one seems to be willing to have a face-off against the young talent. Jones and Miocic have set their sights on each other which has left Aspinall in a state of total confusion.
The heavyweight division has been silent for a long time now with no high-profile fights lined up to excite the fans. Jones has been injured and his return is set to shape the division, but the MMA community is not keen to wait much longer for the premium fights.
Even Stipe Miocic doesn’t want to fight Tom Aspinall
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UFC 295 marked Tom Aspinall’s emergence as the interim heavyweight champion. Aspinall is supposed to fight Jon Jones for the heavyweight belt but it seems like it will not happen. The British fighter is now willing to take on Stipe Miocic but to his surprise, even the firefighter is not willing to fight him.
The interim champ took to X(Formerly Twitter) to assert that a match between him and Miocic was possible. The tweet read “While we are talking about @stipemiocic, my manager was contacted by the UFC asking if I’d like to fight him on Apr 13th. I, of course, accepted”
In a follow-up tweet, Aspinall stated that Micioc has avoided him as he only has his sights set on Jon Jones. In the end, heartbroken with no fights coming his way, the Britisher took to X to add one last tweet. “On that note. I will stop crying, accept it ain’t gonna happen and enjoy the fight that me and all the other fans want to see. Legend vs legend for the heavyweight title. Maximum respect guys. Yay’
While we are talking about @stipemiocic , my manager was contacted by the UFC asking if I’d like to fight him on apr 13th. I, of course, accepted
— Tom Aspinall (@AspinallMMA) January 23, 2024
Jones and Miocic are at such a stage where fighters announce their retirement and this might be their final fight. However, fans are not amused by the legends’ behavior to completely ignore the young British talent.
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Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic fail to impress fans
As soon as Aspinall dropped the news of Miocic ducking him, fans flooded the internet to express their varied opinion. Some of the comments are as follows:
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Starting off, a fan questioned Aspinall’s legacy.
Who has he beaten in the top 5? he’s a hype train to the core
Furthermore, a fan stated that Jones is not fighting Aspinall on purpose just like he ducked Francis Ngannou.
Jones ducking again. He ducked Francis
Moreover, a fan stated that it is not only Jones who is avoiding Aspinall but Miocic is also ducking him.
Both ducking tom
A fan went overboard and asserted that Jon Jones should relinquish his title just like Jamal Hill did when he was injured. This action by Hill paved the way for the division.
deadass what’s the point of an interim belt then? Bones needs to vacate the title, fight Stipe for a non-title fight and let Tom have the belt like Jamahal Hill did for Postman
Moreover, a fan claimed that the hype train for the Jones vs. Miocic fight has lost its fervor.
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Stipe vs. Jones has lost any semblance of shine if it ever had any
Last but not the least. a fan defended Aspinall. The fan claimed that Aspinall has defeated more dangerous fighters in the heavyweight division than Jones. This statement might hold some truth considering the fact that Aspinall has defeated Sergei Spivac and even Alexander Volkov.
Tommy catching a lot of hate for no reason. He defeated the more dangerous heavyweight for his belt than Jon did for the undisputed. them the facts.
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Aspinall might get an opponent after Jones vs. Miocic happens in real-time. There’s a possibility that Jones and Miocic may lock horns again after the canceled fight at International Fight Week but nothing has been made certain yet. What’s your opinion on Jones and Miocic Ducking Aspinall?