Ahead of his return this weekend at UFC 309, heavyweight star, Jon Jones has hit back at an unlikely rival in the form of Magomed Ankalaev, after the Russian accused him of ducking a fight with current interim heavyweight gold holder, Tom Aspinall.
Jones, a former two-time undisputed light heavyweight gold holder, is slated to return this weekend in the headliner of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, taking on former champion, Stipe Miocic in the pair’s rescheduled main event clash in New York.
Sidelined since March of last year, Rochester native, Jones most recently landed the vacant heavyweight crown with a dominant opening round win over Ciryl Gane, submitting the former interim champion with a guillotine choke submission a year ago.