Tom Aspinall shares pick for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic before UFC 309

Tom Aspinall has officially made his picks for a handful of the biggest fights at UFC 309, including the main event between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

Aspinall made his UFC debut in 2020 and stormed the heavyweight rankings with five straight wins before suffering a devastating knee injury just 15 seconds into a UFC London main event against Curtis Blaydes in 2022, but he returned to London the following year and Marcin Tybura retired in just over a minute.

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Jones’ withdrawal from a UFC 295 bout with Miocic last November paved the way for Aspinall to win the interim heavyweight title at the same event by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich before defending the title and avenging his previous loss to Blaydes at UFC 304 . This week, the 31-year-old is in New York City to serve as a backup fighter for the UFC 309 main event.

Aspinall remained upbeat during UFC 309 fight week despite Jones repeatedly claiming he won’t fight the interim champion next if he beats Miocic, and during a recent interview with TNT Sports the Englishman shared his official prediction for this weekend’s match. title fight.

“I guess you never know with heavyweight, heavyweight MMA. But I’m going to give the edge to Jon Jones. I think Jon Jones will be able to pull it off with a late stoppage.”

The UFC’s interim heavyweight champion didn’t share the picks for every main card fight at UFC 309, but he also chose Chris Weidman, Paul Craig and Charles Oliveira to raise their hands in some of the most high-profile fights off the main card. event.

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Aspinall could certainly favor Jones retaining the heavyweight title on Saturday night, as the 42-year-old Miocic seems more likely to retire after the event, but unless “Bones” has besieged both the fans and the interim champion in recent months. it appears he has already turned his attention to other matchups after UFC 309.

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