"Jon Jones looks different" - Fans react as Tom Aspinall turns up at WWE show in Manchester and shows off his heavyweight title 

Tom Aspinall has not competed since July when he defeated Curtis Blaydes via first-round knockout at UFC 304 to defend his interim heavyweight title for the first time. He remains sidelined awaiting the UFC 309 title bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic and appeared at a WWE show in Manchester on Wednesday.

The No.1-ranked heavyweight brought his interim heavyweight belt with him and showed it off to the crowd. Championship Rounds shared the footage on X, captioning the post:

"Tom Aspinall pulled up to a WWE show in Manchester and showed off his heavyweight title 😭 🔥 🎥 IG / @TheCoopLive #UFC #MMA #WWE"

Check out the X post from Championship Rounds below:

Fans shared their reaction to the footage of Aspinall, with @nleboxxa joking that it doesn't look like undisputed heavyweight champion Jones:

"Jon Jones looks different"

@zachorama_ claimed that Aspinall's interim title is fake:

"Showed off his fake belt 😂"

@BreakerSoft believes fans won't be satisfied regardless of what Jones does:

"I'm just saying if Aspinall loses to Jones if they fight everyone would then turn back to [Francis] Ngannou and Jones. Jones is in a never ending debate all the time he can't retire in peace"

@SlipsterOG labeled Aspinall as the real undisputed heavyweight champion:

"The real undisputed HW champ."

Check out the best fan reactions below:

Fan reactions

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Tom Aspinall claims he is uninterested in breaking Jon Jones' records

Tom Aspinall recently appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show, where he was asked about Jon Jones' claim that Aspinall won't match the American's UFC record 15 title fight wins. The interim heavyweight champion stated that he has no interest in breaking records or being labeled the best heavyweight ever:

"I don't want to win as many championships as him. I just want to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. That's all... Don't care. I want to make as much money as I can in the shortest amount of time possible and then bounce and do something else. And I want to get out of this sport healthy so once I've done what I want to do, I'll be done. I've got no interest in being the best heavyweight ever."

Check out Tom Aspinall's comments on his career goals below (27:14):

Jones will return to the octagon next month when he looks to defend his heavyweight title for the first time against Stipe Miocic. Aspinall recently predicted that 'Bones' will retain his title. Both fighters are expected to retire after their UFC 309 clash.