Jon Jones is adamant he's not bothered by the notion he's avoiding a fight with interim UFC champ Tom Aspinall. Ahead of his return from a more than 20-month layoff Saturday against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA,

Ahead of UFC 309, Jones vehemently pushed aside a possible fight with Aspinall. He claimed Aspinall “hasn’t done anything” worthy of a lineal title shot, despite winning the interim belt last year on days’ notice.

For UFC Heavyweight Champion Jones, there's bigger fights out there than the interim titleholder Tom Aspinall. Stipe Miocic - who he's defending the title against at UFC 309 - and current Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira, Jones revealed in a recent interview with Kevin Iole.