Fans are expressing growing impatience with the ongoing situation surrounding UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The highly anticipated potential title unification bout between Jones and interim champion Tom Aspinall has been a major topic in the MMA world for the past year, yet the fight appears no closer to actually happening.
This prolonged delay is understandably frustrating for Tom Aspinall, who has now become the longest-reigning interim champion in UFC history. However, the frustration is clearly not limited to Aspinall; it appears to be increasingly shared by the fanbase eager to see the heavyweight division`s top fighters compete.
The conversation around Jones` controversial title reign was reignited on Monday morning when he responded to fans on Twitter. Jones stated that he had informed the UFC of his plans “a long time ago” and went as far as to say he “wouldn’t care” if the promotion decided to strip him of his title. Predictably, these comments were met with significant negative reaction from fans, whose primary desire is to see the undisputed champion face the interim champion to unify the belt.
