“Jones should be stripped of his title.” Aspinall meets a legend and runs for Ngannou

“Jones should be stripped of his title.” Aspinall meets a legend and runs for Ngannou

Sergey Sorokin November 23, 2023, 15:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Tom stops being modest and aims to become the next martial arts superstar.

It hasn’t been long since Tom Aspinall knocked out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. For the Englishman, this fight was truly key. He came out with no warning, won the UFC interim championship belt and rose mightily up the rankings. And most importantly, Tom gained incredible self-confidence, stopped being modest and went on the attack. Aspinall doesn’t intend to wait long for Jon Jones; He wants to hang a whole belt on his shoulder here and now.

Aspinall quickly took care of Pavlovich and won the title:

Pavlovich’s fairy tale is over. Aspinall knocked out the Russian and took the UFC belt

Immediately after the fight, the Englishman spoke with great attention and respect about the legendary champion. But, apparently, he finally realized that he would have to wait for Kostyanoy for a long time. First, Jones will need to recover from a serious injury and then have that heavily planned fight with Stipe Miocic. And Tom is not at all happy with this situation, so he spoke very clearly to John.

Tom Aspinall

UFC interim heavyweight champion

“To be honest, Jones should be stripped of the title. This happens to everyone who suffers similar injuries. I don’t understand why he still owns the belt. I have to be a real champion right now. Stop defending Jones. If he is hurt, get out of the way.”

Frankly, the sentence sounded quite harsh. Aspinall has shown that he is not going to be a softie who will wait for his opportunity with humility and meekness. Tom demonstrated his desire to have the belt here and now. And this should captivate the UFC. A strong, versatile and brilliant heavyweight has appeared in the league, who is ready not only to brutally knock out his opponents, but also to put on a real show.

Let’s look at the phenomenon of the British fighter:

Aspinall will become a UFC legend. The British is the new Fedor Emelianenko

Interestingly, Aspinall even shows that he is not solely focused on the UFC. Tom announced his desire to have a boxing match: “Boxing match? Let’s do that. I want to actively participate in MMA. I feel great. I will definitely do a fight like this if I get permission from the UFC. It’s a good idea, I like it, I like it a lot. I will do that. I want to be active. I was out for a year due to a knee injury. I came back and look pretty good since then. I’m in very good shape now, let’s keep it up. I don’t want to wait for Jon Jones. Who knows if he will come back or not? I will fight another contender or it will be a boxing match. This is a great idea.”

It is worth noting that Aspinall began boxing in his early childhood and then returned to it at the age of 20. And then Tom trained with Tyson Fury himself. And now the Englishman has seen the positive example of Francis Ngannou, who switched to professional boxing and almost defeated the current world champion. Now Aspinall will follow in the footsteps of the Predator. Given Tom’s data, this could well work.

We talk about the life of a brilliant British man:

He almost left MMA and is now fighting for the belt with Pavlovich. The amazing story of Aspinall

The UFC will most likely not risk depriving Jones of the title, so Aspinall will still have to wait. At the same time, Tom will not risk his temporary belt and his contender status for a title fight. Therefore, it would be very interesting to see what exactly the Englishman’s debut in professional boxing will be like. For example, the matchup between Aspinall and Ngannou could be interesting.