LONDON – Tom Aspinall is glad he bought UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ consideration.
Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) ran via Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) for a first-round TKO Saturday within the UFC Struggle Night time 224 headliner at The O2.
Aspinall mapped out a plan to battle the winner of Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac, which headlines UFC Struggle Night time in Paris on Sept. 2. After that, he’s eyeing Jones, and thinks he has what it takes to beat him. Jones’ response was brief, however at the very least Aspinall is aware of he was watching.
“Sounds good lol.”
Sounds good lol
— BONY (@JonnyBones) July 22, 2023
“Jon Jones is aware of I exist,” Aspinall instructed reporters at his UFC Struggle Night time 224 post-fight information convention. “Woo-hoo! That’s a win itself. I’m buzzing with that. What I need to do, and I’ve been saying all of it week, is: I need to win my fights going ahead, after all. But in addition, one other purpose of mine is I need to inspire Jon Jones to stay round and battle me. That’s my absolute dream.”
Jones is slated for his first title protection towards Stipe Miocic within the UFC 295 headliner on Nov. 11 at Madison Sq. Backyard. Nobody has been capable of clear up the Jones puzzle, however Aspinall explains why he thinks he’s the person to do it.
“I believe I match up effectively,” Aspinall stated. “It’s a dream battle of mine. I believe I’m younger and I’m recent. I’ve not bought a great deal of miles on the clock. I’m large. I can do every thing effectively. I’m quick, I’m sturdy, I’m heavy, which is in contrast to a variety of his opponents who he’s fought up to now. I simply suppose I deliver one thing completely different to him, and I believe he is aware of that, as effectively.”
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