Tom Aspinall has his sights set on a career-defining opportunity: a fight against the consensus MMA GOAT, Jon Jones to unify the heavyweight crown. The Englishman has been vocal about this for a long time now but ‘Bones’ has constantly shut down any possibility of the generational clash.

Apart from this, Aspinall added that he had only watched Jones’s career unfolding on a television screen and that his attending the UFC 309 PPV was the first time that he got to witness ‘Bones’ performing live. The Brit had some cheeky observations and now former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has come forward with an analysis of his own. Let’s see what ‘The Bad Guy’ has to say.

Chael Sonnen is looking forward to watching Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones for one reason

UFC 309 delivered a historic main event as Jon Jones retained his heavyweight title with a decisive victory over Stipe Miocic. With his latest performance. The 37-year-old even pointed out that he is not considering retirement at the moment and has few fights left in his gas tank. Meanwhile, Tom Aspinall was also present to witness the fight and this was the first time the 31-year-old saw, ‘Bones’ live in action. With Jones not retiring, the Brit might just be next in line for a title fight.

Aspinall has time and again claimed that he is the best heavyweight in the world and his live outing only made him more confident about the prospect of dethroning the champ. The interim king stated that he noticed areas of Jones’ fighting style that he could easily exploit but refused to dive into the specifics.

Taking notice of the Englishman’s claims, UFC legend Chael Sonnen while speaking to ‘Submission Radio’ shared his opinion on the whole. Sonnen said, “He says he can. He said I’ve never watched Jon Jones except on television before. Being ringside he said he’s too slow. He said I could see everything that he was doing. Now Tom also told us he has just had a couple of beers and I got it but it’s relevant, right? As funny as it might sound it is relevant. If that is true if Tom thinks he is faster than a 236-pound world champion it makes me wanna see it.” 

In a normal scenario, Tom Aspinall should fight Jon Jones next. However, the 37-year-old is eyeing for a mega fight with Alex Pereira. The Brazilian is currently on a roll in the light heavyweight division and also wants to go for the third belt. Jones has now pointed out that if he doesn’t get the fight he will have no problem in retiring from the sport.

Jon Jones eyes a mega fight with Alex Pereira

Jon Jones has always been a master of keeping fans and the fighting community guessing. Before his fight at Madison Square Garden, the champion announced that he would be retiring. However, after his victory, Jones during his post-fight interview surprised the fans with a piece of news. Yes, Jon Jones isn’t retiring now and hopes to continue his legendary run. So who does he want to face next in his illustrious career? It’s none other than the light heavyweight behemoth, Alex Pereira!

During the press conference, Jones said, “Yeah that [Alex Pereira fight] is kind of what I want. And if it doesn’t line up, then I’m professing my love for Jesus in front of everybody tonight and telling the world how proud I am of being an American champion, fighting in front of our President.” However, he is so focused on the fight that he is willing to retire from the sport if the bout against ‘Poatan’ doesn’t get lined up. Jones further added, “Man if that was my last fight ever, I’m cool with that.” 

The fans will want to see Jon Jones take on Tom Aspinall next but it seems Jones is not at all interested in the fight. Who do you think Jon Jones will fight next? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.