Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall seems as shut as he’s ever been to transferring on from a unification conflict with Jon Jones subsequent, claiming the Rochester native is holding up their long-drawn out matchup.
Aspinall, who has been sidelined from motion since final summer time, most not too long ago co-headlined UFC 304 because the defending interim heavyweight champion.
And avenging his sole Octagon loss within the course of in Manchester, Aspinall made gentle work of veteran contender, Curtis Blaydes, the Atherton native landed a dominant opening spherical knockout win on residence soil.
Tom Aspinall prepared to maneuver on from Jon Jones title battle
Poised to face-off with former pound-for-pound primary, Jones ever since his dominant win in opposition to Stipe Miocic in November at UFC 309, the pairing continues to hit the skids.
Putting the blame for the failed focused summer time conflict on the doorstep of fellow heavyweight titleholder, Jones, Aspinall admitted he had no qualms about preventing one other contender for the undisputed championship subsequent.
“The UFC inform me, they guarantee me they’re doing all the pieces they’ll to make this battle,” Tom Aspinall mentioned on his YouTube channel. “So so far as I’m conscious, that is now completely right down to Jon Jones and his staff to work that out. I’m actually simply ready for a date. However what’s holding it again is the UFC wish to make the battle with me and Jon, and so far as I’m conscious, it’s now about possibly monetary, or in any other case. I’m not too certain, to be trustworthy. I’m simply ready for the decision proper now.”
“I mentioned fairly some time in the past now: I’ll retire Jon Jones with out even preventing,” Tom Aspinall defined. “That’s one thing that I mentioned. Jon, let’s do it. If you wish to do it, you don’t need to ask me twice. If not, I’ll battle anyone else for the undisputed belt. Completely happy to battle anyone. Any time, anyplace – doesn’t matter. I’m able to go.”
Apparently, Aspinall’s feedback on a possible contemporary matchup for the undisputed belt come scorching the heels of hypothesis that the British favourite is weighing up one other anticipated pairing with former interim champion, French technician, Ciryl Gane subsequent.
