It seems Jon Jones would be returning to your screens just months after he retained his UFC heavyweight belt beating Stipe Miocic. Albeit not to defend his title, but ‘the country’. Bones shared a few photographs of what seems to be the set of the popular TV series SEAL Team. While nothing has been made official yet, he seems to be on board, playing the role of a member of the US armed forces on the show.
Jones, who had earlier played a role in Georges St-Pierre’s, The Cage, called working on the sets of SEAL Team a humbling experience.
“I’m honored, I’m motivated, and I’m excited for what’s ahead. This is only the beginning. The grind doesn’t stop —let’s keep building something special. The future’s looking real bright,” he said.
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The reaction to Jones’ revelation has been positive. However, some fans did joke, saying they were surprised to see the lengths to which Jones would go so that he wouldn’t have to fight the unification bout against Tom Aspinall.
“Bro enlisted into the army to duck Aspinall,” a fan wrote. Another one asked what would Jones do if the interim champion chased him there as well: What if Tommy boy follow you into acting too“.
Others were just happy to make GTA 6 jokes: “we got jonny bones the actor before GTA 6“.
Jokes apart, it seems Jones will be defending his title against Aspinall in 2025. The confirmation may not have come from the horse’s mouth. It come from the guy who owns the stable, in fact.
Dana White confirms Jones vs. Aspinall for 2025
After months of speculation about whether Jones could be convinced to fight Aspinall and give fans what they want, it seems Dana White has managed to do the impossible.
“From day one I’ve been confident that Jon Jones would do that fight. Jon Jones behind the scenes is not a guy that turns down fights,” White had said.
“Yeah, I say 100% [we see Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall in 2025],” he added.
Jones had either avoided talking about Aspinall or just used expletives to describe him during his press tour for UFC 310. He had claimed Aspinall needed to fight and prove himself against more champions before facing him. Jones had also claimed that at this point in his career, the sensible option for him was to “fight light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira in a superfight” rather than Aspinall.
He had then told reporters that the only way he would fight Aspinall was if the UFC were to give him a big enough check. Now, it remains to be seen which one of those demands White and the UFC agreed to.
But the UFC bossman has asserted that he was in the business of getting fans what they want. White described Jones vs. Aspinall as the biggest heavyweight fight in history, while giving his guarantee that it was finally happening.
