Jon Jones, 39, once turned down $30 million rather than face Tom Aspinall, yet he greeted the Briton's decision to relinquish the UFC heavyweight championship with open ridicule on social media. Aspinall gave up the belt after a serious eye injury sustained against Ciryl Gane last October, and the complications that followed. Despite undergoing multiple operations, he damaged the eye again in training. As a result, the heavyweight division is now without a champion.
The turn of events has sharply divided opinion around the UFC. Jones shared a post from critics who claim Aspinall ran from a rematch with Gane, adding a curt caption: "That's exactly what I think." Many fans, however, have rushed to Aspinall's defence, reminding the American that he spent two years dodging a fight with the Briton himself.
