Francis Ngannou knows a thing or two about big-money negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ngannou parted ways with the UFC in 2023 after he was unable to come to terms with the Las Vegas-based promotion on a new deal.

Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall sits atop most UFC fight fans’ wish list as 2024 nears a close. After Jones defeated Stipe Miocic in the UFC 309 main event, fight talks began to swirl regarding Jones potentially facing Aspinall, despite his repeated dismissals of the UK star.

However, Andy Aspinall believes heavyweight champion Jones, who has the most title fight wins in UFC history and admitted he had contemplated retirement ahead of his fight with Miocic, is wary of how damaging a loss to the Brit could be for his legacy.

Jones is fresh off his first title defense at heavyweight, a Round 3 TKO of Stipe Miocic less than two weeks ago in the UFC 309 main event. Meanwhile, Aspinall defended his interim title with a first-round TKO of Curtis Blayes in the UFC 304 headliner in July.

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

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.

Former two-division UFC champion Randy Couture believes interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall deserves to fight champion Jon Jones.