A heavyweight title unification fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall is at the top of most people’s lists for desired UFC fights in 2025.
Following Jon Jones‘ successful title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 this past November, fans cried out for a heavyweight title unification fight between ‘Bones’ and Tom Aspinall.
Despite that, Jones claimed following his fight that unless he is paid ‘F*** money’ then he won’t fight Aspinall and will instead call an end to his incredible career.
Henry Cejudo claims Jon Jones will make easy work of Tom Aspinall
A large majority of the UFC fanbase believe that the lightening fast British heavyweight could cause Jones the most amount of problems he has ever faced in his career.
Aspinall is known for his rapid boxing and light on his feet movement and that is before you mention the size different between these two fighters.
Despite that, according to former UFC double champion, Henry Cejudo, Jones would make easy work of Aspinall, who he has labeled as ‘easy money’ for the current heavyweight king.
“Heavyweight, I’m going Jon Jones, bro,” Cejudo told fellow former champion, Kamaru Usman during an episode of their Pound 4 Pound Podcast.
“I watched a little bit of Tom Aspinall yesterday. He’s got lateral movements – really, really good. But Jones is just too smart, bro. Jones just needs to press him, stay in the middle, don’t react, find his wrestling.
“I think it’ll be easy money. I think he’s still going to get paid that $30m,” Cejudo continued.
Cejudo has recently booked his own return to the Octagon with his last fight having come against Merab Dvalishvili in February 2024. The former UFC double champ will take on Song Yadong in a Fight Night main event on February 22.
Jon Jones now considering retirement instead of Aspinall fight
According to UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, Jones was demanding a $30m purse to fight Aspinall in a title unification fight, but the icon has since retracted his claim after Dana White called him up to tell him that number is false.
And now, Rogan has claimed that instead of fighting Aspinall, he is once again considering retirement as he doesn’t believe a win over Aspinall would add anything to his already incredible legacy.
That is despite the fact that White stated he is ‘100% confident’ that he and the UFC could strike a deal with Jones to stick around for one more fight.
Jones and the UFC boss haven’t had the best of relationships over the champion’s career considering the out of fighting issues the 37-year-old has consistently got involved in.
Despite that, throughout 2024, it became a running theme for White to wax lyrical over Jones, rubbishing anyone who doesn’t believe he is the current pound-for-pound number one fighter on the planet.