Jon Jones has once again sent a wave of excitement through the MMA world as he shared visuals of himself in a brand-new Hollywood movie. Therein, the undisputed heavyweight champion can be seen wearing a military uniform, all geared up, and ready to make the enemies of the nation cry. However, the fighting community extracted a different opinion. And it was indeed linked to Tom Aspinall. 

Taking to X on the 23 December, ‘Bones’ shared a few pictures of himself in the new movie. In two of the pictures, he was in action, while the other two showed him with his fellow actors. And the caption? It read, “Still living out dreams.” Previously, Jones shared another visual on social media and revealed that it was a humbling experience for him. He was motivated, honored, and excited to move on to become an actor. He claimed, “The future’s looking real bright.”

Of course, this wasn’t the heavyweight champion’s first acting gig. He first appeared in the Netflix series called ‘The Cage’, where he portrayed himself as a champion. This series received ratings good enough to push the fight fans forward and watch it. If you want the numbers, ‘The Cage’ received a rating of 6.5/10 on IMDb and 57% on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, moving to Hollywood didn’t sit well with the fight fans. We have been waiting for a pretty long time to watch Jon Jones go up against Tom Aspinall. But he has always seemed to have avoided the fight up until UFC 309 when Dana White announced that it would indeed be Aspinall fighting Jones next. But with ‘Bones’ focusing his energy on acting, the fight fans are left in a tad bit of confusion. 

The reason behind Jon Jones averting his eyes from Tom Aspinall finally revealed

Yes, the Hollywood movie might be the one reason why Jones wasn’t so happy about fighting Aspinall. Well, that’s what the fans seem to believe. One fan took to the comments of Jones’ tweet and wrote, “Better than living that nightmare of getting slept by the heavyweight champ Tom chase your dreams bro.” Another fan wrote, “So this is why you won’t fight Tom.” Meanwhile, another fan pointed out the irony in the tweet. The comment read, “You love being a fake warrior, literally your favorite thing, go fight aspinal your not gonna get respect stealing valor.”

Well, a few others decided to take a more hilarious tone to express themselves. One fan commented, “Wearing camo so aspinall can’t see you.” But one thing was certain. People want to see Aspinall vs. Jones. A comment put emphasis on this and read, “Stop ducking Big Tom.” Some of the fans even asked the double champion to train. A fan wrote, “Looks like you’re not training for your next match.” And another fan suggested that Jones could definitely become an actor, but first, he needed to fight Aspinall and retire. The comment read, “Once you retire champ you can definitely be an actor.”

Nevertheless, the excitement around the movie was also palpable. One of the fans commented, “Can’t wait. Been getting hyped from all the pics I’ve seen.” While another fan wrote, “That’s awesome champ!!! I can’t wait to watch.”

Are you excited to watch Jones on the big screen? Or would you like to watch him fight Aspinall first? Drop down to the comments below and let us know your thoughts.