Ben Askren thinks Dana White is giving Jon Jones too much leeway. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) hasn’t competed since capturing the vacant UFC heavyweight title with a quick submission of Ciryl Gane in January 2023 . He was scheduled to defend his title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295, but the fight was scrapped after Jones tore his pectoral muscle . Meanwhile, Tom Aspinall claimed the interim title with a knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. He has since defended his interim title against Curtis Blaydes last month at UFC 304 , and Jones is yet to return. Jones’ fight with Miocic is expected to be rebooked for November, but Askren thinks Jones should be unifying his belt with Aspinall instead
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Ben Askren can’t understand why Dana White is ‘playing along’ with Jon Jones – MMA Junkie