Tom Aspinall can be at UFC 309, so says UFC CEO Dana White.
Over the weekend, the UFC formally introduced UFC 309 can be headlined by a heavyweight title battle between Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic. It’s a bout effectively over a 12 months within the making and after listening to the information, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall made his case for serving as the backup fighter for the matchup. And apparently White agrees.
On Tuesday, the newest episode of Contender Collection passed off in Las Vegas and afterward, White spoke to reporters the place he confirmed that Aspinall will get his want for UFC 309.
“Sure,” White stated when requested about Aspinall serving as backup. “Tom Aspinall is subsequent in line for something that occurs after this battle.”
After all, being the backup fighter doesn’t essentially assure Aspinall will get a shot on the undisputed belt if one thing occurs to both Jones or Miocic earlier than the occasion. In any case, Jones and Miocic have been first scheduled to face one another at UFC 295, with Sergei Pavlovich serving as backup fighter, however when Jones sustained an harm, the promotion postponed the bout fully and known as Aspinall to step in on quick discover in opposition to Pavlovich for the interim title.
Hopefully nothing related will occur this time, nonetheless, even when they battle does undergo, Aspinall might not get his “dream battle” in opposition to Jones afterward because the heavyweight champion lately declared UFC 309 will “more than likely” be the final fight of his career. That flies in direct opposition to White’s earlier rivalry that he believes Jones will fight Aspinall should he beat Miocic, however for now, White says he can’t fear about that.
“Why converse to him after this occasion?” White stated when requested about Jones’s feedback. “You’ve bought to determine what’s going to occur on this battle. See how this battle performs out after which we’ll go from there.”
UFC 309 takes place on Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
