Overview

• Financial and contractual disputes over a reported $30 million demand have postponed the Jones–Aspinall heavyweight unification fight indefinitely with no date set.
• A petition to strip Jon Jones of his title has amassed nearly 200,000 signatures, intensifying pressure on UFC president Dana White to resolve the stalemate.
• Jon Jones has suggested he may not return to the Octagon until 2026, deepening uncertainty around the unification bout.
• Chael Sonnen predicts that an ‘upset’ Dana White will leverage a November date at Madison Square Garden to secure the long-delayed matchup.
• Alexander Volkov has offered to fill the title void if Jones vacates or retires and says the UFC has contingency plans in place.