Tom Aspinall meant no harm when he approached Jon Jones during a meet and greet, he said. UFC interim heavyweight champion Aspinall caught heavyweight champion Jones off guard when he walked over to him during a sponsorship appearance at Arnold’s Sports Festival UK in Birmingham, England. The two had a friendly conversation, but it turned slightly awkward when Jones removed Aspinall’s hand from his shoulder. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) says he was just trying to be friendly. “I think he thought I was putting my hand on his shoulder being disrespectful,” Aspinall said in an interview with JN Media U.K . “But I wasn’t there to be disrespectful.
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Tom Aspinall reacts to Jon Jones face-off: ‘I wasn’t there to be disrespectful’ – MMA Junkie