Jon Jones shows true colours with Tom Aspinall UFC fight admission

has revealed that UFC boss Dana White would have to offer him a huge purse for him to consider taking on interim heavyweight champion, .

Jones is the current heavyweight king after he picked up the belt following a last year. The former light-heavyweight champion is scheduled to take on MMA legend at 309 tonight. With a potential win over the MMA legend, many have called for 'Bones' to fight the British star next.

Recently, Jones should he continue to fight. about the prospect of facing Aspinall, he said: “More than likely not. I feel like Tom Aspinall is, I don’t want to say ‘nobody’, but he just hasn’t proven anything. He hasn’t done anything – I understand that he won his belt against Sergei, Sergei just got slaughtered by someone else. So I’m not here to gamble someone else making a name off of me, I’m here to compete against the guys where when we look back 10 years from now, ‘Jon Jones fought this guy, that guy, this legend, this champion…’.”

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That said, it seems as if the American icon is now open to a fight with the 31-year-old inside the cage, but has demanded a life-changing payday. In an interview with social media sensation Adin Ross, Jones said: “The only way that we do it is if Dana and Hunter give me a check that really changes my mind… I want it to be really worth my while. But right now, it doesn't feel worth my while."

While he flirting with the idea of taking on the Brit, in the same interview, 'Bones' was leaning towards a clash with light-heavyweight king, . "I think it makes the most sense. When it comes to accolades, Alex Pereira has done so much for the UFC in such a short amount of time, he's built a huge legacy not only in Brazil, but in America. Americans love him so much and he's a two-division champion like myself. He's incredibly marketable. I just think it's the fight to make. Other things as well... we're the same size, we're the same age and that just makes sense to me."

Since signing with the promotion, 'Poatan' has established himself as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. The Brazilian kickboxing veteran won a title in just his fourth fight in the UFC, defeating Adesanya two years years ago for the middleweight strap. The 37-year-old then opted to move up to light-heavyweight immediately after the fight and eventually defeated Jiri Prochazka for the vacant title at UFC 295 last year.