"An interim champion can only exist if the current champion can't compete. The moment Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic enter the octagon and the gong sounds, Tom Aspinall will immediately lose his belt. Not many people know this, but I spoke to UFC Vice President Mark Ratner and he explained it to me. These are the rules. Aspinall will no longer be champion and his fight with Jones, even if it happens, will no longer be a unification bout. It's no longer a champion versus champion."
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