Corridor of Fame star, Daniel Cormier claims present interim champion, Tom Aspinall is heading in the right direction by taking his present tact in opposition to fellow champion, Jon Jones — claiming the Rochester native is just “ducking” a title unification bout with him.

Aspinall, the present interim heavyweight champion, managed to avenge his single Octagon defeat earlier this summer season on the finish of July, touchdown a primary spherical knockout win over perennial contender, Curtis Blaydes.

And staking his declare for a shot on the undisputed heavyweight championship later this annum instead of the returning, Stipe Miocic, Aspinall’s marketing campaign has bared no fruit to date — with Jones in line to tackle the Ohio native in November in the principle occasion of UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard.

Daniel Cormier backs Tom Aspinall’s pursuit of Jon Jones battle

Nevertheless, claiming the veteran former pound-for-pound primary, Jones is clearly avoiding a title unification bout with him later this annum, Aspinall’s tact has been praised by Cormier — a two-fight rival of Jones.

“The truth that he’s (Tom Aspinall) being as respectful as he was earlier than is a large, huge win for Tom Aspinall as a result of earlier than, it was simple to disregard him,” Daniel Cormier mentioned on his podcast. “I imagine that these guys ought to battle, however Jon (Jones) appears and I don’t know if he’s trolling. He actually may be trolling as a result of I don’t know Jon Jones to be brazenly saying, ‘I’m not simply preventing that man.’

In his most up-to-date Octagon stroll again in March of final yr, former two-time gentle heavyweight champion, Jones managed to scoop the vacant heavyweight crown with a shocking first spherical win over Frenchman, Ciryl Gane.

Making his long-anticipated heavyweight divisional bow, Rochester veteran, Jones laid waste to the previous interim titleholder with a primary spherical guillotine choke submission win in the principle occasion of UFC 285.