Petition To Strip Jon Jones Of UFC Championship Reaches 100k Signatures

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UFC fans are voicing their displeasure with UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones. For the past two weeks, Jones has been filming a reality show in Thailand, while UFC interim champion Tom Aspinall waits in hopes of unifying the championship.

Aspinall has shared his frustrations about waiting around for Jones and not having a fight day.

“Now, I’ve been almost a year inactive with no prospects of anything apart from wait,”

“I don’t care about fighting Jon Jones, I just want to be undisputed champion.”

A petition on Change.org, asking the UFC to strip Jones of the title, has now reached over 100,000 signatures in less than a week.

Via Change.org

Jon Jones is now the longest reigning champion in UFC heavyweight history and has only fought 2 times in that period.

There is a clear interim champion, Tom Aspinall, who has defended his interim championship belt. Aspinall is ready to fight Jones. Jones refuses to fight him.

Therefore, we as fans must let Dana White know: It is time to strip Jon Jones of the heavyweight title. He clearly has no intentions of fighting anytime soon.

UFC CEO Dana White has assured fans that he believes Jones-Aspinall will happen this year, but has yet to confirm a date for the fight.