If Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones ever do battle, Jones will probably be the underdog.
Aspinall formally flipped right into a betting favourite over Jones within the potential UFC heavyweight title unification match following one more good efficiency from the Englishman at UFC 304, which noticed Aspinall defend his interim belt with a 60-second knockout of Curtis Blaydes. Within the aftermath of the win, Aspinall is now a -150 favourite to defeat Jones (+130) in accordance with on-line sportsbook BetOnline — a far cry from the place the percentages sat in July 2023, which had Aspinall listed as a +170 underdog and Jones as a -200 favourite.
Aspinall, 31, is 7-1 within the UFC heavyweight division since 2020. His solely loss over that span got here when Aspinall suffered a knee harm simply 15 seconds into his first assembly with Blaydes — a loss that has now been avenged in thunderous style. Amongst Aspinall’s wins are quite a few ranked UFC heavyweights: Blaydes, Sergei Pavlovich, Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, and Serghei Spivac.
Jones, 37, is broadly thought of the best mild heavyweight to ever compete in MMA however has solely fought as soon as at heavyweight, capturing the vacant UFC heavyweight title with a first-round submission of Ciryl Gane in March 2023. Jones is anticipated to return in November in opposition to former champion Stipe Miocic in a divisive bout for the MMA fan base.
Aspinall as soon as once more referred to as out Jones within the aftermath of his UFC 304 win, nonetheless Jones responded solely with the cryptic tweet, “Provide and demand at its best, I adore it.”
