Jon Jones Recap: Next Fight, 'F*** You' Money, Tom Aspinall & Alex Pereira

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn't want to fight interim champ Tom Aspinall next.

Despite a third-round TKO win against Stipe Miocic, Jones has his sights set on bigger goals. Although the promotion wants to push Jones to unify the heavyweight title against Aspinall, Jones is interested in what he calls "established champions."

Jon Jones remains adamant that he does NOT want to fight Tom Aspinall, and wants to fight Alex Pereira next

“I don’t want to fight dangerous up-and-comers anymore. I want to fight dangerous, established champions.”#UFC #MMA #UFC309 pic.twitter.com/vgEyUnssgT
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 17, 2024

"I don’t want to fight dangerous up-and-comers anymore," Jones said. "I want to fight dangerous, established champions.”

One of those is light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who successfully defended the title three times this year, all by KO/TKO against Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.

Pereira won the light heavyweight title after moving up from middleweight in the aftermath of a two-fight MMA series against now-former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

Jones said he wants to dictate the end of his career on his own terms, whether it's compensation or who he fights.

Jon Jones is asked how much he wants to get paid to fight Tom Aspinall:

“A very, very high number… I want to be compensated to the point where if I won or lost, that it really wouldn’t matter.”#UFC #MMA #UFC309 pic.twitter.com/NXSUxN9CyN
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 17, 2024

"A very, very high number," Jones said. "I want to be compensated to the point where if I won or lost, that it really wouldn’t matter.”

Whether the UFC gives in remains to be seen, which, for Jones, is okay either way.

Jon Jones says that he’s happy to retire if the UFC doesn’t give him the Alex Pereira fight:

“If that was my last fight ever, then I’m cool with that.”#UFC #MMA #UFC309 pic.twitter.com/Q3jDLrEioz
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 17, 2024

"If that was my last fight ever, then I’m cool with that,” Jones said.

Jon Jones Explains Why Tom Aspinall Doesn't Deserve To Fight Him

Even though Jones-Aspinall makes sense from a rankings and championship perspective, Jones said there is a deeper-rooted reason why the fight should not happen.

Jon Jones explains why he thinks Tom Aspinall is an “asshole”

“There’s just a lot of people on his nuts right now… he’s annoying to me. And I just don’t like him…

I don’t need him at all. He NEEDS me.”#UFC309 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/QC0yVjPgCg
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 17, 2024

"There’s just a lot of people on his nuts right now… he’s annoying to me. And I just don’t like him," Jones said. "I don’t need him at all. He NEEDS me.”

Without disclosing specifics, Jones wants the Aspinall fight to be worthwhile, pulling back the curtain further.

Jon Jones on Tom Aspinall: At the end of the day, if I give him the opportunity to fight me, I want to be so compensated. I want to say it, I want that fuck you money. Honestly. And that's just what it is. That's just what it is. Or else my life is perfect without him. I don't… pic.twitter.com/74ekzr1SL5
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) November 17, 2024

"At the end of the day, if I give him the opportunity to fight me, I want to be so compensated. I want to say it, I want that f*** you money. Honestly. And that's just what it is. That's just what it is. Or else my life is perfect without him. I don't need him at all and he needs me. And that's a good place to be in a negotiation."

Let the negotiations continue.

Jon Jones Explains Why Tom Aspinall Doesn't Deserve To Fight Him

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