Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones have traded barbs in recent months ahead of their potential heavyweight clash. After Jones defended the lineal heavyweight championship at UFC 309, fans and pundits continued to clamor for the Aspinall fight to come to fruition.

Jones wants to be compensated handsomely for a potential Aspinall fight, and Johnson sees Aspinall as the man to beat him. "I think Tom Aspinall has the speed, the athleticism and the power to give Jon Jones problems,

A potential UFC heavyweight title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall got opening betting odds following Jones' title defense over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309

Aspinall earned the interim UFC heavyweight title by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich last year at UFC 295. Jones was supposed to headline the card against Miocic before withdrawing due to injury, resulting in the last-second scramble to book the Aspinall vs. Pavlovich interim title bout.

Though Jon Jones made it clear he'll need a hefty paycheck for a fight, Tom Aspinall is confident he'll get to square off against the UFC

Tom Aspinall reveals he was excluded from attending the UFC 309 press conference, despite being the backup fighter for Jones vs. Miocic.

After being present all fight week, not knowing if his services as a backup fighter would be needed at the last moment, Aspinall leaves New York with more confidence that the next time he and Jones step into the octagon, it will be to unify the heavyweight title.

Jon Jones won his first UFC heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 last Saturday. It was his big comeback after almost two years since winning the title at UFC 285. Jon looked amazing and fought really well.