The UFC could put together an MMA fight that would be an even bigger bout than Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall colliding in a heavyweight championship unification, according to the former UFC champion Henry Cejudo.
Jones, the UFC heavyweight champ and former light heavyweight ruler, has two bouts in the UFC’s biggest weight class having beaten both Ciryl Gane and Stipe Miocic by finish. His claim to the throne remains disputed, though, as Aspinall remains the promotion’s interim title-holder as he looks almost unbeatable since joining the UFC from Cage Warriors in 2020.
A bout between consensus GOAT Jones and Aspinall, part of a new era of fighter, would be one of the most significant fights that UFC boss Dana White could book. However, there is one other that could lead as the biggest for the coming year, Cejudo said.
Ilia Topuria vs Islam Makhachev Could Trump Jones vs Aspinall
Explaining his logic in holding Topuria vs Makhachev in higher regard than Jones vs Aspinall, Cejudo said on the latest Pound 4 Pound podcast he hosts alongside Kamaru Usman, that: “Personally, I believe this fight could be potentially bigger than Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall.”
“At heavyweight it’s about who is the undisputed champion. But in this position, if Ilia does win, that puts him in the category of…people will give him his flowers.”
Whether Jones and Aspinall even fight in 2025 remains to be seen. White, though, has spoken recently about the importance of the fight, and the probability that it takes place in the near future.
When talking to reporters after the last UFC event of the year, which took place Saturday, the 14th of December at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, White said Jones vs Aspinall will “100% happen” in 2025.
There is a world in which both of these monster fights happen. It might well be the world we live in. “I anticipate a lot of big fights,” said White at the same press event.
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