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Tom Aspinall is chasing greatness with or with out Jon Jones.
After knocking out Sergei Pavlovich to roar the intervening time heavyweight title at UFC 295, Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) became once hoping to unify his belt with heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) subsequent. Nonetheless, with Jones repeatedly dismissing him, he also can no longer ever get that opportunity.
As a change of a title-unification bout with Jones, Aspinall runs issues abet with Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) within the UFC 304 (pay-per-ogle, ESPN, ESPN+) co-valuable match July 27 in Manchester, England. Blaydes gained their first wrestle by TKO in July 2022 after Aspinall blew out his knee 15 seconds into the wrestle.
When requested if Jones will doubtless be the one titanic wrestle that bought away if it in no method occurs, Aspinall talked about he gained’t let that memoir account for his profession.
“I mean, I’d esteem it obviously,” Aspinall counseled MMA Junkie. “I’ve been rallying for it for a very very long time now. I’ve no longer bought the wrestle, and I don’t know if it’s ever going to happen but, I’m no longer indubitably that bothered.
“I’m right here to develop my possess legacy, and I’m making an strive to be substantial myself, and I don’t need Jon Jones to discontinuance that. If I’m able to also get that, improbable. I in fact think I’m able to beat him but, I ain’t targeted on that correct now to be correct. I’m correct fervent by Curtis Blaydes and that’s it.”
Jones printed that his first title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) will happen Nov. 9 in Contemporary York in what is anticipated to be the UFC’s annual pay-per-ogle card in Madison Sq. Backyard.
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