This is the ideal scenario with White describing the potential matchup as the “biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history”.
Jones, 37, is a former light-heavyweight champion and widely considered one of, if not the best, MMA fighter of all time.
He has an overall record of 28 wins, one loss and one no-contest, and holds the record for most title fight wins in the UFC, with 16.
Aspinall, meanwhile, has finished all eight of his fights in the UFC and holds a number of records, including the shortest fight time average in the promotion’s history, at two minutes and two seconds.
The UFC are trying to make the fight happen with New York in November and Las Vegas in December being the most likely options for the event to take place.
Aspinall wants the bout, but the sticking point is Jones.
Jones has been non-committal, suggesting he is retired, saying fighting Aspinall does “nothing for his legacy”, and instead calling out former champion Francis Ngannou.
As the months tick by with no solution between the UFC, Jones and Aspinall, hopes of the bout taking place are dwindling.