Jon Jones confirms next UFC opponent and slams 'hypocrite' Tom Aspinall in extraordinary rant

Jon Jones has launched an extraordinary rant on social media as he's confirmed his next UFC fight and slammed Tom Aspinall.

Jones is currently in rehab as he battles back from a torn pectoral that saw him withdraw from his UFC 295 bout against Stipe Miocic last November.

An interim UFC heavyweight title bout between Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich was scheduled after Jones was forced off the Madison Square Garden card.

Aspinall went onto stop Pavlovich in the very first round and has relentlessly called for a fight against the current UFC heavyweight king.

But 'Bones' keeps turning down the superstar Brit's challenge as he has his eyes locked on Miocic.

The American also fired shots at the Salford-born fighter, calling him a 'hypocrite' in a stinging attack on social media.

On X, he wrote: "Tom, you talking about someone’s ego running wild is one of the most hypocritical things ever., You literally haven’t kept my balls out of your mouth since you won that imaginary championship. Both you and Serge have zero championships between your name. It’s funny that you actually walk around feeling like the world champion. Especially when the actual champion is undefeated, and had a flawless last performance. Literally didn’t get hit my last fight."

Tom Aspinall celebrates his victory at UFC 295. Image: Getty

In another tweet, he said he has 'unfinished business' with Miocic: "My stipe fight was booked well before yours came along, you weren’t even the back up fighter.. Trust me you’re the one who is coming around here with the inflated ego and entitlement. That intern championship means absolutely nothing if you seriously haven’t noticed yet. All your fight did at Madison Square Garden was confused the fans. Good thing the UFC and it’s too long time standing champions are all on the same page. The UfC, Stipe and I have unfinished business, it’s really just that simple."

There's no timeline for Jones' return, but he appears hellbent on facing Miocic upon his return to the Octagon.

Aspinall could be forced to defend his interim UFC title before getting a crack at Jones.

Topics: Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall, Stipe Miocic, UFC

Nasir Jabbar

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