With no extra UFC occasions this 12 months, former middleweight champion and UFC commentator Michael Bisping appears to be like forward to 2025 and named the highest battle he’d prefer to see UFC matchmakers put collectively.
To nobody’s shock, Bisping needs to see a heavyweight title unification bout between champion Jon Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall.
“Jones vs. Aspinall has to occur,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “That’s the huge battle of 2025. It ain’t Conor McGregor coming again in opposition to Logan Paul, or Jake Paul, although that is been talked about. It has been tweeted about by Conor McGregor.
“Actual battle followers wish to see the heavyweight undisputed championship,” Bisping continued. “They wish to see Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones. It completely has to go down in 2025 and I believe it would. Worldwide Struggle Week can be my decide.”
UFC CEO Dana White believes the matchup will happen in 2025 and is assured his staff will get it finished.
“I believe it is in all probability the most important battle in heavyweight historical past and it is a huge battle within the historical past of the corporate,” White stated following the ultimate UFC occasion of 2024 on Dec. 14.
Jones efficiently defended the heavyweight championship in opposition to former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November. Aspinall defended the interim title again in July, knocking out Curtis Blaydes in 60 seconds.
“From day one I have been assured that Jon Jones would do this battle. Even earlier than the battle (with Miocic), I stated if he received, there is no means Jon would not do that battle,” White stated on the UFC on ESPN 63 Submit-Struggle Press Convention.
