It sure seems that UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ social media antics have finally backed him into a corner.
First off, Aspinall, the interim champ, to called his bluff and added that he’s no longer interested in fighting Jones because the drama is ridiculous.
After it was pretty clear Aspinall had won that round on social media and in the press Jones started calling for a fight with Francis Nganou.
I’m hearing Francis Ngannou is still interested… now we’re talking. That’s a real super fight. A clash of champions, not just hype. He held the UFC belt, I’ve defended mine for over a decade. Two kings from different roads. Not just one legend facing a mouth that’s hot right…
— Jonny Meat (@JonnyBones) June 6, 2025
That’s about where you know Jones backed himself into the corner. Folks, that fight is never, ever, ever going to happen in the UFC, and Jon knows.
Dana White Reveals Jon Jones Agreed To Fight Aspinall
But the narrative took another twist when UFC President Dana White said at the UFC 316 press conference that Jones had already agreed to the fight.
“He said he’s ready to vacate the belt? F*cking crazy,” White told reporters. “I’ve been busy. I haven’t been keeping up with the gossip. He’s either back today or came back yesterday or whenever. He was in Thailand. He’s home. We’ll be home tonight. Tuesday, we’ll figure this out.”
“Jon Jones agreed to do the fight,” White added. “Jon Jones was offered the deal and accepted the deal.”
Yet, White stood firm: the fight with Aspinall is the one that makes sense—no Ngannou, no mystery alternative.
“It’s Aspinall’s fight,” White said. “I mean, we’ve been talking to this kid forever about it. It’s his fight. Listen, you can’t make people fight. If Jon doesn’t want to fight, we can’t make him fight. We can try to make him fight. We can throw things at him that want to inspire him to fight. We’ll figure it out. … I don’t have Ngannou under contract and Aspinall is the guy.”
Well, after all that, it sure seems like this fight is not going to happen.
Jon isn’t fighting Aspinall.
Jon is asking for Ngannou because putting that fight together is impossible.
Move on. Get Aspinall in there with whoever for the vacant title.
This got boring like 9 months ago. Strip and move on. Machine never stops. https://t.co/9AeLSQGKjC
— FightOracle ™🇺🇸 (@fightoracle) June 8, 2025
