Jon Jones responds to claims he’s ducking Tom Aspinall
Before Dana White even announced the UFC 317 main and co-main events, Jon Jones was on his Instagram Live responding to claims he was ducking Tom Aspinall.
Jones was in Thailand and claimed he isn’t ducking anyone. Instead, he says he’s just living his best life.
“I’ve got people in the chat calling me a ‘duck,’” Jones said. “Meanwhile, I’m living my absolute best life. I don’t know if it’s considered ducking when you’re living good. I don’t think it works like that.”
Aspinall, meanwhile, has grown frustrated with sitting on the sidelines, as he has already defended the interim title once. However, his wait could soon be over as White is confident the fight will happen and he will be able to announce it soon.
Jon Jones (28-1) is coming off a TKO win over Stipe Miocic to defend his heavyweight title for the first time. Before that, Jones submitted Ciryl Gane to win the vacant heavyweight belt.
Tom Aspinall (15-3) is coming off a knockout win over Curtis Blaydes to defend his interim belt. He won the interim belt by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich.
