We already knew Jon Jones was making a comeback this year. But when exactly is the heavyweight champion returning? Who will he fight? As such, the UFC GOAT may have just revealed his UFC comeback date for 2024 in a now-deleted tweet.
Jon Jones recently took to X to send out a tweet. It looks like the UFC champion is looking to make his comeback towards the latter end of this year. But he wants to make it grand.
November 9th. Madison Square Garden, here I come baby.
Jon Jones via X
Jones later deleted it. But dedicated fans and the media already picked up the big news. The heavyweight division puts up exciting matchups, especially when there is Jon Jones in it. Thus, the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York is the perfect venue for this occasion.
However, who will Jones fight? Tom Aspinall has been pushing for a fight all this while. However, as per his latest statements Jones has made it pretty clear who he intends to fight this year. It is none other than UFC legend Stipe Miocic who he was supposed to face in 2023.
Tom Aspinall believes Jon Jones is playing games and does not want to fight
Tom Aspinall is clear he wants to take on Jon Jones in the octagon. But he believes the UFC champion is ‘playing games’ and not serious about fighting him. Aspinall addressed this in his latest YouTube video.
Tom Aspinall is left with making a defense for his “interim” title gold (Source: IMAGO)UFC CEO, Dana White officially declared the matchups for UFC 304. Aspinall uploaded a video on his channel where he discussed his upcoming title defense against Curtis Blaydes. However, he also addressed a potential fight with Jon Jones.
Well, I’ve made it pretty clear that I want to fight Jones. I’m not gonna start acting like someone that I’m not. Do you know what I mean? I spoke to Jon Jones online, spoke to Jon Jones privately, spoke to Jon Jones personally. Publicly. There’s not a lot more that I can do. Jon Jones is playing games. He doesn’t want the fight.
Tom Aspinall on his YouTube channel
Tom Aspinall says that Jon Jones is “playing games” and wants to fight “42 year old” Stipe Miocic instead:
“I spoke to Jon Jones online, privately, personally, publically. There’s not a lot more I can do.
Jon Jones is playing games. He doesn’t want the fight… right now he’s… pic.twitter.com/jSnqDV67PT
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 16, 2024
Aspinall said he was not going to start acting like someone he is not just to get views and get attention. He said he wanted to be true to himself and fight the best people in the world. He hoped he would eventually step into the octagon against Jones. He also threw a covert jab at Jones wanting to fight 42-year-old Stipe Miocic instead of him.
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