After UFC CEO Dana White told MMA Junkie on Saturday that he's "very confident" the Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall heavyweight title unifier happens this summer, the interim champ has provided more reason for excitement.

Dana White is confident that Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall will happen once they have dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s. The UFC are pushing for Jones to defend his heavyweight title

Following a successful UFC 313 on Saturday, UFC boss, Dana White provided an update on the potential heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall.

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UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall could finally get his wish of a title unification bout with undisputed champ Jon Jones this summer.

Following UFC 313, where Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title, Aspinall addressed his future in a video blog posted to his YouTube channel. The interim champion revealed that a deal is essentially in place for him to face Jones in a heavyweight title unification bout.

Aspinall won the interim belt in late 2023, after regular-title holder Jones suffered an injury that ruled him out for a year. In Jones’s absence, Aspinall even defended the interim gold – an unusual move in the UFC – and retained it, before Jones returned and defended his own belt.

It's becoming increasingly likely that fans could see the two heavyweight stars finally go head-to-head inside the Octagon at some point this year

UFC president Dana White has provided an update on the possibility of Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall taking place later this year.