Tom Aspinall questions the legitimacy of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic as a UFC heavyweight title fight.
Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his belt against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) headliner at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) awaits the winner for a title unification bout, except Jones has made it clear he’s not interested in facing Aspinall if he continues beyond UFC 309, while Miocic is widely expected to retire.