Jones is fresh off his first title defense at heavyweight, a Round 3 TKO of Stipe Miocic less than two weeks ago in the UFC 309 main event. Meanwhile, Aspinall defended his interim title with a first-round TKO of Curtis Blayes in the UFC 304 headliner in July.

With Jones very much in the Aspinall clan's crosshairs, the acclaimed coach of the UFC interim heavyweight champion gave an appraisal of Jones' display against Miocic at 37 years old.

The Predator” thinks there’s negotiation tactics at play on both sides, but as far as legacy goes, Ngannou believes Jones would have much more to lose than gain. “First of all, I think this is about a negotiation situation that’s involved [where] we don’t know the ups and downs,