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Jon Jones responds to UFC fans calling him a duck for dismissing Tom Aspinall Fight

Jon Jones hasn't let the pressure of UFC 309 fight week stop him from trolling fans who want him to fight Tom Aspinall.

Having already established himself as arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time during his career as a light heavyweight, Jones returned from a more than three-year hiatus at UFC 285 last year, submitting Ciryl Gane in the first round to win the title vacant UFC title to win heavyweight title.

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“Bones” was scheduled to face two-time heavyweight king Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 last November before he was forced to withdraw due to a pectoral muscle injury, which led to Aspinall winning the interim division title in a fight at the same event before defending his belt against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in July.

Jon Jones responds to UFC fans calling him a duck for dismissing Tom Aspinall Fight

November 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Tom Aspinall (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Sergei Pavlovich (red gloves) during UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden. / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Jones and Miocic are now scheduled to headline UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden this Saturday, and during fight week, the UFC heavyweight champion was having fun on Instagram Live when fans started berating him for not fighting Aspinall fought (h/t Championship Rounds).

“I see quite a few people here calling me a duck (laughs). I am a duck! Call me a duck, call me a chicken, call me a GOAT. Call me a dog, I'm not in high school anymore, people. A grown man out here chasing his dreams. It's funny that we really live in a world where being called a duck should affect me. Guys, come on.”

Jon Jones responds to UFC fans calling him a duck for dismissing Tom Aspinall Fight

Jon Jones fights against Ciryl Gane of France in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 285 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. / (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Dealing with fans wanting to see Aspinall fight is certainly nothing new for Jones, as the 37-year-old has apparently been dealing with this from the moment the UFC decided to rebook the fight with Miocic and make the interim champion wait He had to contend with criticism for his shot at undisputed gold.

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“Bones” largely dismissed the idea of ​​fighting Aspinall next (assuming he doesn't retire after UFC 309), and he even recently suggested that a fight with the former middleweight titleholder and current UFC Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira could be a more tempting option for his legacy.

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