Former middleweight champion and UFC commentator Michael Bisping is already looking forward to 2025 with no more UFC events scheduled for this year. He has named the top fight he would like to see UFC matchmakers put together.
Bisping expressed his desire to witness a heavyweight title unification bout between champion Jon Jones and interim titleholder Tom Aspinall. “Jones vs. Aspinall has to happen,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “That is the big fight of 2025. It’s not Conor McGregor’s comeback against Logan Paul or Jake Paul, as has been talked about and tweeted by McGregor.”
“Real fight fans want to see the heavyweight undisputed championship,” Bisping emphasized. “They want to see Tom Aspinall vs. Jon Jones. It absolutely has to happen in 2025, and I believe it will. International Fight Week would be my choice for the event.”
UFC CEO Dana White shares Bisping’s enthusiasm for the potential matchup, expressing confidence that his team will make it happen in 2025. “I believe it’s probably the biggest fight in heavyweight history and a significant fight for the company,” White mentioned after the final UFC event of 2024 on Dec. 14.
Jones recently defended his heavyweight championship against former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November, while Aspinall defended the interim title by knocking out Curtis Blaydes in just 60 seconds back in July.
“From the beginning, I have been confident that Jon Jones would take this fight. Even before his fight with Miocic, I said if he won, there’s no way Jon doesn’t agree to this fight,” White stated at the UFC on ESPN 63 Post-Fight Press Conference.
