Tom Aspinall reacts to Ciryl Gane fight
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Dana White announced Tom Aspinall will face Ciryl Gane for undisputed UFC heavyweight belt for UFC 321 main event in Abu Dhabi.
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Jon Jones has been well past his best for a long time. And it is for that reason why the UFC legend has named Tom Aspinall as the best heavyweight in the world right
And now just a day removed from White’s public snubbing of Jones, the British champion has confirmed that his first official title defence is confirmed after conversations with the UFC.
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Just when it appeared that the Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall saga had reached its conclusion, things have once again been thrown into doubt. For months, there had been back-and-forth between Aspinall and Jones.
Tom Aspinall needs Jon Jones to secure his legacy, remarks one UFC legend who fought the latter. As we know, Aspinall is the new undisputed heavyweight champion
Tom Aspinall said he wished Jon Jones would have stuck around "from a selfish perspective," but is ready to move on after becoming the UFC's undisputed heavyweight champion.
Joe Rogan thinks Tom Aspinall was a worthy enough opponent for Jon Jones to stick around and fight. Prior to officially retiring and relinquishing his UFC heavyweight title, Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) insisted that beating Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) would not have added much to his legacy, referring to him as "just another guy."
After months of waiting for Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall was promoted to undisputed UFC heavyweight champion following Jones’s retirement last month. As of this writing, an exact timeline is uncertain for Aspinall’s first undisputed title defense, as is who he will face to get the heavyweight division moving again.