UFC CEO Dana White shut down Jones’ ambition to fight light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, which gives Sonnen even more confidence that it’s Aspinall or bust for Jones – even though Jones isn’t sold on fighting Aspinall.

Jones has refused to fight the interim title holder unless he gets the pay rise he wants to take on the challenge.

He believes Jones has little to gain from this fight beyond financial compensation. Ngannou argued that while Aspinall needs this fight to cement his reputation, Jones stands in a different position.

Heading into UFC 309, heavyweight champion Jon Jones was hesitant to commit to competing beyond his title fight with Stipe Miocic. Coming out of UFC 309, Jones has sung a different tune, and that has UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik feeling

Of Tom Aspinall's three professional defeats, only one can be counted as entirely legitimate. The British heavyweight phenom suffered a knee injury TKO against