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Tom Aspinall became the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion after defeating Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event of UFC 295.
UFC CEO Dana White is open to Aspinall defending the gold, but it won’t be coming against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic.
“Aspinall could possibly fight again,” White told TNT Sports (transcript via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie). “I don’t know. We’ll see how this plays out going into the next year, but Jones and Stipe, the fight, they both deserve it. Jon Jones got injured. There’s nothing he can do about it. We’ll see what happens in 2024. If Aspinall wants to fight before that fight happens, why not? Why not let him defend it.”
Miocic is expected to fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones once the champion heals from his torn pectoral muscle injury.
White does believe that Jones vs. Miocic is the fight that needs to be made, as it is a legacy bout for both fighters.
“If you look at what Stipe has accomplished in this sport, what he’s done, where he’s at in his career, he wants the Jon Jones fight, and I get it,” White said. “Arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time vs. the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. He wants that fight, it’s a big legacy fight for both guys.”
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