Tom Aspinall, interim UFC heavyweight champion, has officially moved on from a potential unification bout with Jon Jones, whom he now declares retired. Aspinall has been inactive since his title defense in July 2024, and is frustrated with the stagnation in the heavyweight division, where no top-ranked fighters have upcoming matches. He emphasizes the need for the division to progress and indicates that both contenders and fans are tired of waiting for Jones to make a decision on his future.
"Jon Jones is retired. I want to say God bless him moving forward in what he does with his life and career. We move on. I'm the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world."
"Those guys have been waiting around too long. The contenders are getting sick of it. Everybody's getting sick of it. Even the fans are getting sick of this stuff."
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