UFC CEO Dana White is pushing back on Jon Jones ’ proposed legacy fight idea. Should Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defeat Stipe Miocic and decide against retirement after UFC 309 , White told “The Jim Rome Show” on Thursday there is only one option that makes sense, and it’s Tom Aspinall . Although Jones wants to fight Alex Pereira in a potential superfight, White doesn’t see the UFC light heavyweight champion as having the proper abilities to book it. “Jon will do what he does on Saturday,” White said. “If he wins, he’ll disappear for a while and the competitive spirit will start bubbling up again, and then money will talk. If he doesn’t decide to retire, he absolutely, positively fights Aspinall

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Dana White: Jon Jones ‘absolutely, positively’ fights Tom Aspinall if he doesn’t retire – MMA Junkie

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