An outsider for Aspinall could be Alex Pereira, a former middleweight and light-heavyweight champion in the UFC. The Brazilian, 37, held the middleweight belt from November 2022 until April 2023, before moving up to 205lb and holding that strap from November 2023 until this March.

This weekend at UFC Baku, Dana White broke some major news which finally started moving the heavyweight division. White announced […]

His post comes after UFC president Dana White announced earlier Saturday that Jones officially retired from the promotion, making Tom Aspinall the new heavyweight champion. "Jon Jones called us last night and retired," White told reporters at a press conference. "Jon Jones is officially retired. Tom Aspinall is the heavyweight champion of the UFC."