Jon Jones: Tom Aspinall or Francis Ngannou, who will be the UFC star’s next opponent

Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall is certainly the frontrunner. The Manchester fighter was cageside to see Jones return and has relentlessly pursued an undisputed fight for weeks.

Aspinall, 31, is probably the riskiest of opponents for Jones, given his age and ability.

We don’t know the ceiling of Aspinall’s abilities yet, which makes him a dangerous prospect.

As interim champion, Jones is expected to fight Aspinall next, otherwise he will likely be stripped of the heavyweight belt.

However, Jones suggested he wanted to “negotiate” with the UFC executive about his next fight, suggesting he could be keen to bank a bigger payday if he agrees to fight Aspinall next.

UFC president Dana White believes the fight would be massive and said Jones would be “well compensated”.

“It would be the biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history, by a long shot,” White said.

“I’ve got Tom waiting for me outside right now, and Jon will be Jon. He’ll disappear, not only do you not want to hear what he’s doing, neither do I. But then he’ll show up again, he’ll call , and we’ll get it done.”