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Jon Jones defends skirting fight with Tom Aspinall after UFC 309: ‘My journey isn’t dictated by hype’

Claiming he would prefer to fight Alex Pereira instead of Tom Aspinall after UFC 309 next weekend, Jon Jones insisted he won’t let the “hype” which surrounding to the Brit dictate what happens in his career after taking on Stipe Miocic.

Jones, the current heavyweight gold holder and former two-time light heavyweight champion, will return to action next weekend in the headliner of UFC 309, headlining the flagship card at Madison Square Garden in a rescheduled title offing against former two-time heavyweight champion, Miocic.

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Most recently competing back in March of last year, Rochester native, Jon Jones landed a first round guillotine choke submission over former interim champion, Ciryl Gane — securing the vacant heavyweight crown with his stoppage of the French contender.