DANA WHITE has made a huge announcement on the fighting future of Tom Aspinall. The Brit hasn't set foot inside the octagon since defending his interim heavyweight title fight in blistering fashion against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in June. 5 Jon Jones defends his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November 16 Credit: UFC 5 Interim heavyweight king Tom Aspinall has been gunning for Jones for nearly a year Credit: PA 5 Dana White has made the Brit the official back-up fighter for UFC 309's main event Credit: GETTY Aspinall , 31, immediately called to be the backup fighter for undisputed champion Jon Jones' title defence against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on November 16.
And the Wigan warrior's wish to be the replacement fighter for the Madison Square Garden main event has been granted by UFC headhoncho White. When asked about the possibility of Aspinall being on standby in case either Jones or Micic can't make their MSG melee, White said: “Yes. “Tom Aspinall is next in line for anything that happens after this fight.
” READ MORE UFC NEWS SPHERE WE GO Inside UFC's futuristic £15m Las Vegas Sphere with never-before-seen features GREAT OFFER Get £30 bonus for horse racing and 50 free spins when you stake £10 with Tote Jones and Miocic, 37 and 42 respectively, were set to throw down last November in the main event of UFC 295. But a torn pec muscle forced Jones out of the bout and led to the introduction of the interim title. Jones' loss was Aspinall's gain as.