Overview

• The anticipated heavyweight title unification bout between undisputed champion Jon Jones and interim champion Tom Aspinall remains without a date despite UFC president Dana White’s assurances.
• Jones has spent the past eight months in Thailand filming an AFL reality show and pursuing side projects instead of defending his belt.
• On the DeepCut with VicBlends podcast, Jones admitted he would be “devastated” by a loss and has hinted at potential retirement.
• Interim champion Tom Aspinall has ramped up social media trolling, enlisting Craig Jones for viral skits to highlight Jones’s inactivity.
• Over 100,000 fans have signed an online petition calling for Jones to be stripped of his title, intensifying scrutiny of UFC leadership.