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

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Tom Aspinall has officially picked 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 up the heavyweight ranks with five straight stoppage wins before suffering a devastating knee injury just 15 seconds into a UFC London main event against Curtis Blaydes in 2022, but the following year he returned to London and stopped Marcin Tybura in just over a minute.

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

November 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Tom Aspinall (blue gloves) reacts to punching Sergei Pavlovich (red gloves) during UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden. / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

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

Aspinall has remained in good spirits heading into the UFC 309 fight week despite Jones repeatedly claiming he won’t fight the interim champion next if he defeats Miocic, and during a recent interview with TNT Sports the Englishman shared his official prediction for this weekend’s title clash.

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

November 13, 2024; New York, New York, USA; UFC mixed martial arts heavyweight champion Jon Jones poses for a photo before a game between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden. / John Jones-Imagn Images

“I think – you never know with heavyweight, heavyweight MMA. But I’ll give the edge to Jon Jones. I think Jon Jones will take it with a late stop.”

The UFC interim heavyweight champion didn’t hand out picks for every main card fight at UFC 309, but he also picked Chris Weidman, Paul Craig and Charles Oliveira to get their hands on some of the card’s highest-profile fights outside of the main event. cases.

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Aspinall would certainly prefer to see Jones retain the heavyweight title on Saturday night as the 42-year-old Miocic looks set to retire after the event, but unless “Bones” has trolled both fans and the interim champion over the past few months it looks appears to have already turned his attention to other fights after UFC 309.

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