Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall believes he’s next up Jon Jones after receiving a signal from the UFC brass. After stopping Stipe Miocic with a vicious spinning back kick to the body in the main event of UFC 309 , Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) hopped on the mic with Joe Rogan and revealed he plans to continue fighting, halting rumors of retirement. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who was tabbed as the backup option for the fight, watched Jones handle business from cageside, and also listened closely to Jones’ words on the mic. When he heard his name mentioned, Aspinall said he locked eyes with Dana White and Hunter Campbell. “When Jon Jones was doing his speech, I was looking directly at the UFC brass, Dana and Hunter,” Aspinall said on the ESPN post-fight show.
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