Aspinall explained why he put his hand on Jones' shoulder

Tom Aspinall, interim UFC heavyweight champion, explained why he put his hand on his shoulder when confronted by Jon Jones, the promotion's current featherweight champion.

"I think he thought I put my hand on his shoulder, showing him disrespect. But I wasn't going to be disrespectful. I did it in a friendly way, I'm not trying to provoke a conflict. I want to fight this guy and take his belt. I have no beef with this guy, I just wanted to meet him," said Aspinall on his YouTube channel.

Recall, earlier Aspinall after meeting with Jones said that John seemed to him a taller fighter.