Jon Jones is adamant he’s not bothered by the notion he’s avoiding a fight with interim UFC champ Tom Aspinall . Ahead of his return from a more than 20-month layoff Saturday against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the UFC 309 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), heavyweight champ Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) has been bombarded with questions about a unification matchup with Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the future. Jones has made it clear he’s becoming “annoyed” with Aspinall and said the Brit has “done nothing” to convince him the matchup is worth extending his retirement time. Additionally, Jones said if he’s going to stick around the sport, the only matchup of interest would be against current light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira. The nature and tone of his comments has generated immense frustration in the MMA community and led many fans to claim Jones is “ducking” Aspinall