Jon Jones snubs Tom Aspinall for Alex Pereira and makes claim UFC will hate

Jon Jones has indicated he would rather relinquish his world title than defend it against Tom Aspinall. Jones successfully defended his heavyweight belt on Saturday night at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, defeating former champion Stipe Miocic in the third round.

His next bout should be against Manchester's interim champion Aspinall, who has been patiently awaiting his chance at the full title. However, Jones has expressed disdain for his rival, branding him an "a**hole' in the build-up to his clash with Miocic and is in no mood to hand the Brit a shot. " in the lead-up to his clash with Miocic and showing no inclination to give the Brit a shot.

"I find him annoying and I just don't like him," Jones stated after retaining his belt. "If I give him the opportunity to fight me, I want to be compensated, I want that 'f*** you' money, or else my life is perfect without him."

He added: "He needs me, I don't need him, and that's a good place to be in a negotiation. I want to be compensated to the point where, if I won or lost, then it really wouldn't matter. "Tom can have the heavyweight championship, I don't really care about it.

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My value doesn't really lie in belts anymore, I've created something much bigger. " Instead, Jones has expressed a desire to face light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, although UFC CEO Dana White appears unenthusiastic. "I'm not really worried about the Tom fight, I'm worried about the Pereira fight," Jones concluded. "That's what I want to do and I think if the UFC wants to have me back then that's the fight they'll make.

"a**hole' in the build-up to his clash with Miocic and is in no mood to hand the Brit a shot.