Georges St-Pierre’s Advice For Tom Aspinall in UFC Situation With Jon Jones

Will it happen or won’t it happen? That has been the question which almost every MMA fan has asked for almost 18 months about the potential Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall heavyweight unification bout. The Brit, Aspinall, has held the interim heavyweight title since November 2023 but is yet to fight for undisputed gold, mainly down to the fact that ‘Bones’ has been inactive and doesn’t seem interested in facing Aspinall, unless he is heavily compensated for it — to the tune of an apparent $30 million.

In recent months, Aspinall has publicly expressed his frustration at being kept waiting for Jones to sign the contract for the fight. However, the UFC’s stance seems very clear: they do not want the Brit to fight anyone else but ‘Bones.’ The UFC taking this stance means Aspinall is being sidelined despite being fit and prepared, which has naturally caused lots of frustration.

The man whom Aspinall has claimed many times is the GOAT of MMA, Georges St-Pierre, recently appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show and gave the Brit some advice on the challenging situation he currently finds himself in with Jones.

Jon Jones & Tom Aspinall’s professional MMA records (as of 29/04/25)
	Jon Jones	Tom Aspinall
Fights	30	18
Wins	28	15
Losses	1	3
No contests	1	0

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Georges St-Pierre Says Tom Aspinall “Needs to Focus On the Next Task”

The Canadian legend believes Aspinall’s focus should be on other heavyweight contenders and not just Jones

Even though an undisputed UFC heavyweight title unification bout against Jon Jones is the only fight which makes sense to be next for Tom Aspinall, UFC legend Georges St-Pierre believes that the Brit instead needs to focus on other top contenders in the heavyweight division instead of having his eyes solely on ‘Bones.’ The Canadian recently appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show, where he was questioned by Helwani on the situation between the heavyweight stars, and his response shocked a lot of MMA fans.

Check out what ‘Rush’ had to say below:

“I think Tom, he needs to focus on the next task. I remember when I lost to Matt Serra, I was making the mistake of trying to focus on Matt Serra to try and get my revenge immediately. But I had a few other fights lined up before to get that. And if he is only focusing on Jon Jones, and if Jon Jones does not come back right away, he’s not focusing on the right thing. He needs to focus on what is next, the next path. Because the rest, it’s a distraction.”

While St-Pierre is, of course, a hugely respected figure in the MMA world, his advice to Aspinall has been met with mixed signals from MMA fans, as even though the Canadian is advising the Brit to have his focus on other heavyweight fighters as well as Jones, it seems clear that Aspinall has been told by the UFC that they do not want him fighting anyone else in the meantime, while the promotion tries their best to get ‘Bones’ to sign on the dotted line.

St-Pierre went on to say that if the fight between Aspinall and Jones doesn’t materialise, the Brit would’ve wasted a lot of energy on a situation which is completely out of his control.

He (Tom Aspinall) wants to beat the best, but now it all depends on what Jon wants to do. If Jon still wants to do this, if he’s compensated fairly, all that plays. So Tom should not focus on that because it’s outside of his control, and he’s wasting a lot of energy focusing on that.”

The former two-division UFC champion spoke highly of Aspinall

As one of the most well-rounded and skilled UFC fighters of all time, Georges St-Pierre’s opinions on active fighters mean a lot, and he believes the sky is the limit for Tom Aspinall. During his appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, ‘Rush’ spoke very highly of the Brit and expressed his belief that he has “all the tools” to become one of the greatest MMA fighters ever.

“I know it’s very hard, but you need to sort of self-(hypnotise) himself to focus on the next thing and be hungry about the next task. And by doing this, only focusing on the next thing, next thing, next thing, he’s going to build up his legacy, and perhaps one day he’s going to be the greatest. He’s got all the tools.”

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