{"id":617677,"date":"2023-03-13T17:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/13\/tom-aspinall-admits-goat-jon-jones-is-his-dream-fight-thats-something-special\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T17:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T22:27:21","slug":"tom-aspinall-admits-goat-jon-jones-is-his-dream-fight-thats-something-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/13\/tom-aspinall-admits-goat-jon-jones-is-his-dream-fight-thats-something-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Aspinall admits \u201cGOAT\u201d Jon Jones is his dream fight: \u201cThat\u2019s something special\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb MMA News<\/a><\/span> \u00bb UFC<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Tom Aspinall admits \u201cGOAT\u201d Jon Jones i…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall has his sights set on the new champion.<\/p>\n

The British fighter has been out of action since his clash with Curtis Blaydes<\/a> last July. Just seconds into Aspinall\u2019s bout with \u2018Razor\u2019 he suffered a knee injury. As a result, he lost by first-round stoppage, ending his five-fight octagon winning streak. During the winning streak, Aspinall had picked up wins over names such as Alexander Volkov and Andrei Arlovski.<\/p>\n

Due to the injury, the 29-year-old has been out of action since then but is already working towards a return. While Aspinall is aware he won\u2019t be returning to a title shot, he\u2019s already imagining a fight with the new champion. Jon Jones<\/a> famously claimed the vacant heavyweight championship with a submission victory over Ciryl Gane earlier this month at UFC 285.<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour<\/em><\/a> with Ariel Helwani, Tom Aspinall admitted a fight with \u2018Bones\u2019 is his dream matchup. While the Brit is hoping the fight will happen, he\u2019s unsure it will. Aspinall opined that Jones could retire after a win over Stipe Miocic<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n

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Tom Aspinall subs Alexander Volkov at UFC London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNow with Jon Jones, it\u2019s difficult to make an argument against him [being the GOAT].\u201d Tom Aspinall stated on The MMA Hour<\/em>. \u201cThe guy is special. He is special, and for him to be the champ of my division right now, like that gives me an unbelievable amount of motivation. Let\u2019s be honest, I probably won\u2019t fight him. But to just have the aim for, that\u2019s something special for a guy like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI think he\u2019ll probably face Stipe and leave it there, but I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll start fighting up and comers like me\u2026 Maybe I\u2019m wrong, that\u2019s my dream fight honestly, to fight Jon Jones. That\u2019s a serious motivation for me since he became champ. I know it was only like a week or two ago, but the GOAT is the champ of my division.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you make of these comments? Do you want to see Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones? Sound off in the comment section below PENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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