‘That’s off the table’… Tom Aspinall sends message to Jon Jones after watching Alex Pereira lose at UFC 313

Tom Aspinall believes that Jon Jones no longer has any options after viewing UFC 313.

The interim heavyweight champion has been haunting a UFC Unification collision with 'Bones' for months.

Tom Aspinall recently claimed that Jon Jones is having their long -awaited fight.

The greatest MMA legend of all time has made no secret of his preference to undergo Alex Pereira, but that matchup has lost its sparkle after the light heavyweight title win of Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 313 on Saturday evening.

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Tom Aspinall sends message to Jon Jones na UFC 313

On Sunday, Tom Aspinall shared a video of his live response to Pereira's shock loss on UFC 313.

The Englishman scored the fight 48-47 in favor of Ankalaev, as two of the Cagesside jury members did.

Afterwards he considered the impact of the loss of Pereira on his potential fight with Jon Jones.

“That is now off the table, the Alex Pereira is fighting with heavyweight or any other weight, really,” said Aspinall.

“I think it is [Jones] Could still fight him on light heavyweight, but it would not be for a title.

'Jon, there is only one thing to do, size. Sign the contract and let us get a date.

“We saw last night, Dana White was talking [about] Everything is now done on Jon's side.

“The UFC must now find a date, location, place and location.

“So we wait for that. We will have good news soon, hopefully.

Dana White offers Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall Update

Dana White has always been convinced that Jones vs Aspinall will take place in 2025.

On Saturday evening, the UFC boss offered a positive update that suggested that a deal is getting closer.

“Listen, Jon Jones absolutely wants to fight,” said White during the UFC 313 Post-Fight Press Conference.

“Just when and where is what we are working on now.

'I am confident that fighting is happening [in the summer].

The promotion will organize their 13th annual International Vechtweek in June with the monumental week with the head of UFC 317, whereby the UFC may have focused on the enormous heavyweight fight on that date.

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