Tom Aspinall’s Father Frustrated by Wait for Jon Jones Matchup

Andy Aspinall, the father of UFC interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall, is frustrated with his son’s lack of activity.

Jon Jones was scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 in November 2023 before being forced out at the last minute with an injury. Aspinall went on to knock out Sergei Pavlovich in a short-notice interim title fight at the same event.

Aspinall has since been rallying for a title unifier with Jones. Aspinall even defended his interim title against Curtis Blaydes in July 2024. Meanwhile, Jones went on to defend his title against Miocic at UFC 309 in November 2024.

UFC CEO Dana White has promised that Jones’ next fight will be against Aspinall, although “Bones” seemingly hasn’t received a lucrative enough offer yet. Andy, who has dedicated his entire life to his son’s MMA career, is frustrated with the wait. Andy wants his son to stay active in his prime years. However, the UFC apparently doesn’t want Aspinall to fight anyone else beside Jones. Andy is bewildered by Jones’ stance of keeping things hanging instead of making it clear whether he will fight or not.

"It's stupid,” Andy said on his son’s YouTube channel. “I have no idea the reason why the UFC don't want Tom to fight anybody else other than Jon Jones. 'Stay tuned'. That's the message they wanted Tom to give out to people... We're in April now, still waiting for [Jon] to say 'I'll have a fight' or 'I'll not have a fight'. I don't really understand that. He's a fighter who should be having fights. Why's [Jon] still sat around not giving an answer as to whether he's gonna fight or not.”