‘I Want To Motivate Jon Jones To Stick Around And Fight Me’

Tom Aspinall is going to try hard to keep “Bones” from retiring.

Aspinall got back into the win column in the main event of UFC London last night (Sat., July 22, 2023) when he finished Marcin Tybura in under two minutes via TKO from inside the O2 Arena in London, England (watch highlights).

Aspinall got on the mic after his big win to plan out his few fights which includes hopefully fighting UFC Heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
Jones gave a quick acknowledgment on Twitter by implying writing, “Sounds good lol.”

During the UFC London post-fight press conference (watch it here), Aspinall joyfully reacted to Jones’ acknowledgment and revealed he plans to motivate Jones to stick around a little longer so that they can fight.

“Jon Jones knows I exist,” Aspinall told reporters. “Woo-hoo! That’s a win in itself. I’m buzzing with that. What I want to do, and I’ve been saying it all week, is- I want to win my fights going forward, of course. But also another goal of mine is I want to motivate Jon Jones to stick around and fight me. That is my absolute dream.”

Aspinall is going to have to do some super quick motivating because Jones defends his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 this Nov. in Madison Square Garden and Jones has hinted at retiring after the fight.

If Jones does continue to fight and ends up fighting the surging English contender, Aspinall believes he is the man to defeat “Bones.”

“I think I match up well,” Aspinall said. “It’s a dream fight of mine. I think I’m young and I’m fresh. I’ve not got loads of miles on the clock. I’m big, and I can do everything well. I’m fast, I’m strong, I’m heavy, which is unlike a lot of his opponents who he’s fought in the past. I just think I bring something different to him, and I think he knows that, as well.”

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