Closing in on 500 days after Tom Aspinall secured the interim UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 295, another roadblock has been put in the way of an undispute

In contrast, Jones’s two-time UFC rival Daniel Cormier scoffed at the idea of Jones wanting six months to prepare for Aspinall, suggesting that the heavyweight champion is using the request as a negotiation tactic. Jones and Cormier had arguably the most heated rivalry in UFC history, making Cormier’s assertion compelling.