Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall has vowed to avenge his TKO loss to latest big-winner, Curtis Blaydes – probably as quickly as his subsequent Octagon stroll, amid affirmation from Dana White that the UFC is ready to return to England this 12 months for a pay-per-view occasion.
Aspinall, the present interim heavyweight champion, minted himself as titleholder again in November within the co-main occasion of UFC 295, touchdown a blistering first spherical KO win over Russian finisher, Sergei Pavlovich in a reworked conflict.
And remaining hellbent on a title unification conflict sooner or later – following a latest face-to-face assembly with fellow champion, Jon Jones, Atherton native, Aspinall seems set to put in wait and face the victor of the previous’s bout towards ex-champion, Stipe Miocic.
Tom Aspinall eyes Curtis Blaydes rematch subsequent
Nonetheless, hoping to stay energetic and defend his interim crown, Aspinall famous his curiosity in a rematch with the above-mentioned, Blaydes, who handed Brazilian contender, Jailton Almeida his first loss in his six-fight Octagon tenure earlier this month at UFC 299, Aspinall vows to avenge his sole promotional loss in a rematch sooner or later.
And with the Octagon set to return to the UK as per White – for a pay-per-view occasion, no much less, Aspinall seems prepared to satisfy Elevation Combat Group veteran, Blaydes on the cardboard.
“Jon Jones and Stipe (Miocic) are tied up with one another,” Tom Aspinall informed OLBG throughout a latest interview. “And so they’re [the UFC] not going to budge on that [fight]. Proper now, it’s within the UFC’s arms, and I’ve by no means been choosy about my opponents. I’ve solely ever informed them fights I need. I by no means informed them fights that I don’t need. (Curtis) Blaydes has stated he desires to battle me, and I’ve stated, ‘Okay, cool, let’s do it.’ That’s it.”
“I’m simply ready on the minute,” Tom Aspinall defined. “I’m simply ready for the decision. I’m within the health club twice a day, and I’m en path to coaching as we converse. I’m able to go each time. I like Curtis Blaydes, however professionally, I wish to beat him as a result of he’s acquired a win over me after I acquired injured. I don’t know if the precise phrase is ‘private’, however it’s private. However not in the way in which that I don’t like him as an individual; it’s private in an expert sort of manner. I wish to get that one again.”
Headlining UFC Combat Night time London towards Blaydes again in the summertime of 2022, Aspinall suffered a TKO loss inside simply 15 seconds of the primary spherical, after he suffered a catastrophic knee harm.
Can Tom Aspinall avenge his sole UFC loss in a rematch with Curtis Blaydes?
