UFC heavyweight interim champion Tom Aspinall has responded to heavyweight king Jon Jones calling him an a**gap. Merely, Aspinall doesn’t care.
Tom Aspinall
The UK-born heavyweight shortly made a reputation for himself together with his distinctive ending capacity. Aspinall gained his first 5 UFC fights in dominant trend, with 4 of these victories coming by first-round stoppage.
His rise by the ranks was briefly halted by a knee harm in a struggle towards Curtis Blaydes in 2022. Nonetheless, Tom Aspinall made a triumphant return in 2023, defeating Marcin Tybura by first-round TKO. This victory set him up for an interim heavyweight title shot towards Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295, which Aspinall gained by way of knockout in simply over a minute.
Aspinall efficiently defended his interim title towards Curtis Blaydes in a rematch at UFC 304, once more profitable by first-round knockout.
Talking in an interview on The Ariel Helwani Present, he defined:
“I couldn’t care much less what he thinks. Or anyone else for that matter… Jon Jones calling me an a**gap? No matter.”
Tom Aspinall has lengthy been ready for a match towards the UFC heavyweight division king Jon Jones. On Jones negotiating for more cash, Aspinall defined:
“I believe he needs to be compensated nicely. I agree. I’m a rattling harmful struggle for him. Probably the most harmful of his profession, by far. And he is aware of it.
“I believe he secretly desires the struggle. As a result of he has an enormous ego, which he ought to.