Tom Aspinall is getting “back to business.”
The reigning UFC heavyweight champion posted a cryptic update to his Instagram account on Wednesday, just a few days after Alex Pereira surrendered his light heavyweight strap — presumably to make his long-awaited jump to heavyweight.
“Poatan” has been loosely attached to both Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones.
One of those three combatants will likely move on to face Aspinall later this year, assuming the injured Brit has recovered from the eye injury suffered against Gane at UFC 321 last fall. Fans are expected to get some of those answers within the next few days when promotion CEO, Dana White, announces the UFC White House lineup.
Here’s the Instagram post from Aspinall:
Hopefully he’s not the pilot.
Aspinall, who turns 33 in just a few weeks, is 8-1 under the UFC banner with one No Contest. It will be interesting to see what matchmakers have planned for 2026, as Jones vs. Pereira would give Aspinall the chance to rematch Gane. Or they could go straight to Jones vs. Aspinall and let Pereira fight Gane for the next heavyweight title shot.
Decisions, decisions.
