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Jon Jones comfortable with legacy, declines Tom Aspinall fight: ‘I’ll leave you with blue balls’

Amid his bold comments aimed at fellow heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall ahead of his own expected return at UFC 309 later this year, Jon Jones appears comfortable in his expected decision to avoid a title unification clash with the British favorite.

Jones, a former two-time light heavyweight champion and a current heavyweight gold holder, has been sidelined since he made his divisional bow a weight class higher back in March of last year, submitting Ciryl Gane with a dominant opening round guillotine choke submission win.

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As for Atherton native, Aspinall, the current interim champion co-headlined UFC 304 back in July, defending that crown in a dominant first round knockout win over Curtis Blaydes, avenging his sole defeat in the promotion to boot in an impressive stoppage win.