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.

Francis Ngannou challenged UFC star Jon Jones to a fight that would determine the top heavyweight fighter in MMA. "We both want this fight, for sure,"