A UFC insider has predicted an announcement over the eagerly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall could “soon” be made.
Negotiations over the blockbuster unification fight began in the aftermath of Jones’ demolition of Stipe Miocic last November.
Jones has publicly demanded “f**k you money” to unify the belts, an ultimatum many believe could scupper the bout.
But UFC bigwig Dana White recently insisted the fight will come together, a declaration which has led commentator Michael Bisping to believe there could be an imminent announcement.
The former middleweight champion said on his YouTube channel: “What’s going on with that one?
“We’ve got to get an announcement on Tom versus Jones pretty soon.
“I would say if they’re going to fight on International Fight Week or something like that.
“They’ve got to announce it. They’ve got to start the training camps and the fact that they haven’t is giving me cause for concern.”
White was bombarded by questions over the fight during a recent Instagram Live, during which he issued a blunt message to the growing vocal doubters.
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“Yes you will,” he said after a fan commented that we’re ‘not getting’ Jones vs Aspinall. “It’s coming. Relax.”
White’s update on the fight comes nearly a month after he suggested protracted negotiations could potentially lead to Jones being STRIPPED.
When asked if they could consider relieving Jones of the belt, White told The MacLife: “One hundred per cent.
“If we don’t get the fight done, we move on, and we make another fight.
“But not last night, but the night before, I was up in my room with my people until like 6 in the morning.
“We’re working on lots of stuff right now. There’s lots of really good sh*t going on right now.”
Former pound-for-pound king Jones, 37, hasn’t fought since his third-round TKO of Miocic at UFC 309 last November.
Aspinall, meanwhile, hasn’t fought competed since retaining his interim title with a 60-second stoppage of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in Manchester.
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A HUGE 90s boyband is reuniting after a member announced his return 11 years after quitting the pop group.
Taking to X tonight, Abz Love confirmed he is once again part of 5ive, rejoining Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville and Scott Robinson.
He shared the Tweet announcing his exit from the band in August 2014 and wrote: “As of today I am once again a member of @itsfiveofficial Thank you to all the fans who support us, I love you all..”
The official 5ive account shared the post along with Thursday’s date and the word “Loading…”
Jason ‘J’ Brown is yet to state whether or not he is coming back to complete the full lineup, though fans are hopeful.
One commented: “Ooo this is exciting.”
Another said: “It’s happening…it’s really happening!”
A third wrote: “Waiting for a J now and a new album.”
There had been signs a reunion was on the cards.
Last week the group’s official Instagram account shared a clip from Euston Station with the lyrics to their best-loved song – Keep On Movin’ – running along the ticker board.
Once again, it was captioned “27.02.25 Loading…” and included a link to their website.
Others pointed out that all band members have wiped their profiles – in a hint they are all on board.
Fans also uncovered a new company created last year called All Five Ltd, with all five band members listed as directors on Companies House.
The boys split on 27 September 2001, but have reunited several times over the years.
In 2006 they performed without Sean briefly, and then in 2012 tried again – this time with Sean but without J.
Most recently Sean, Ritchie and Scott, performed together as a trio.
J was left gobsmacked when his bandmates accused of him of being a bully when they appeared on The Big Reunion, in 2013
He later hit back, saying: “I thought, ‘I actually can’t believe what I’m hearing and who I’m hearing it from’. I was loud and a bit aggressive at times, and I was physically bigger than them so I can see how that could have been taken a certain way.
“But never in my mind was I so-called bullying people.”
On the show, fans were stunned as the band rowed about their split, with Ritchie raging: “There were two obnoxious people who ruined it for us – Sean and J.”
