Tom Aspinall now favored to beat Jon Jones in potential unification bout after UFC 304

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If Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones ever do fight, Jones will likely be the underdog.

Aspinall officially flipped into a betting favorite over Jones in the potential UFC heavyweight title unification match following yet another brilliant performance from the Englishman at UFC 304, which saw Aspinall defend his interim belt with a 60-second knockout of Curtis Blaydes. In the aftermath of the win, Aspinall is now a -150 favorite to defeat Jones (+130) according to online sportsbook BetOnline — a far cry from where the odds sat in July 2023, which had Aspinall listed as a +170 underdog and Jones as a -200 favorite.

Aspinall, 31, is 7-1 in the UFC heavyweight division since 2020. His only loss over that span came when Aspinall suffered a knee injury just 15 seconds into his first meeting with Blaydes — a loss that has now been avenged in thunderous fashion. Among Aspinall’s wins are numerous ranked UFC heavyweights: Blaydes, Sergei Pavlovich, Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, and Serghei Spivac.

Jones, 37, is widely considered the greatest light heavyweight to ever compete in MMA but has only fought once at heavyweight, capturing the vacant UFC heavyweight title with a first-round submission of Ciryl Gane in March 2023. Jones is expected to return in November against former champion Stipe Miocic in a divisive bout for the MMA fan base.

Aspinall once again called out Jones in the aftermath of his UFC 304 win, however Jones responded only with the cryptic tweet, “Supply and demand at its finest, I love it.”