There are already 140,000 signatures to strip Jon Jones, the UFC GOAT, of his belt

Jon Jones (28-1) is known as the best fighter in UFC history. The American has all the records and was the light heavyweight champion for a decade and since 2023 he has been the heavyweight champion. However, since winning the belt against Ciryl Gane, 'Bones' has made only one defense, making Tom Aspinall the longest reigning interim champion in the company's history. It is still unknown whether the American will retire or not, and UFC fans have grown tired of waiting, gathering signatures for him to be stripped of the belt.

At the moment there are already more than 140,000 signatures protesting against the company led by Dana White, who has received much criticism for not doing anything about it. After finishing Stipe Miocic last November, Jones left his return up in the air and insisted that he preferred Alex Pereira as his next opponent. However, the head of the company made it clear: either he faces Aspinall, or he will have to retire

Since then, the American has been playing a cold war with the English fighter. In one video he says he has nothing left to do in the sport, in another he claims he will return in style. The reality is that in recent weeks he has been on holiday in Thailand, and has not shown many videos training lately

However, this could also be a strategy to destabilize Aspinall, who will celebrate one year since his last appearance against Curtis Blaydes, whom he knocked out without much difficulty. Tom has run through much of the division, and his only desire is to face the best in history to test himself. However, Jones knows that he has the upper hand, and he is using it to his advantage.

Aspinall tired of the subject

At first, Aspinall took the situation with humor, posting numerous memes referencing Jones' attitude and how he is dragging his feet in the fight. In fact, he even appeared on a UFC card with a rubber duck. Even 'Bones' himself has changed his profile picture to a duck with a UFC title. In fact, it is now Jon who jokes about it the most, as Aspinall is tired of waiting.

The English fighter has said that if he doesn't hear back soon he would rather accept a fight against any other opponent, although Dana White insists that the fight between Jones and Aspinall will happen. "I'm 100% sure," he said a few weeks ago. Recently, the company announced the weight class move of Islam Makhachev, the fight between Topuria and Oliveira, and the fight between Du Plessis and Chimaev, so they may prefer to keep this bullet for the future.