Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) was in attendance for Jones’ spinning back kick finish of Stipe Miocic in Saturday’s main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. He weighed in as a backup for the fight, but his services were not needed.

A potential UFC heavyweight title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall got opening betting odds following Jones' title defense over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309

The 37-year-old, who successfully defended his UFC heavyweight title Saturday night against Stipe Miocic at the Garden, has said he does not like Aspinall, who won the interim heavyweight title last year when the initial Jones-Miocic fight was called off due to Jones’ pectoral injury.