Tom Aspinall News

Tom Aspinall Jon Jones
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall laughs off Jon Jones' latest comment about him: "Make sure you pass me the belt on the way out"

Josh Evanoff - August 20, 2024

UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has responded to Jon Jones. The British fighter is fresh off his return to the cage last month at UFC 304. Back for the first time since winning interim gold in November against Sergei Pavlovich, Tom Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes. It took only one round for the heavyweight to dispatch of ‘Razor’, scoring a first-round knockout win in Manchester.

Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall
Tom Aspinall

Jon Jones sends subtle jab to Tom Aspinall: "I’m focusing on goat things"

Cole Shelton - August 20, 2024

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has taken a subtle jab at Tom Aspinall. Aspinall defended his interim heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 304 as he knocked out Curtis Blaydes in only 60-seconds. Since then, Aspinall has taken aim at Jones and recently declared himself the best heavyweight in the world.

Tom Aspinall
Jon Jones

Tom Aspinall fires back at Dana White and Jon Jones, declares himself the best heavyweight in the world

Cole Shelton - August 19, 2024

Tom Aspinall believes he is the best heavyweight in the world, despite what Dana White and Jon Jones say. Aspinall is the interim heavyweight champion recently made his first defense of that belt by knocking out Curtis Blaydes in a minute at UFC 304. Since then, he has said his next fight will be for the undisputed heavyweight title, but when he will get the chance is uncertain.

Israel Adesanya
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall shares high praise for Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 305: “I have learned a lot just from watching him”

Harry Kettle - August 14, 2024

UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has shared high praise for Israel Adesanya heading into UFC 305. This weekend, Israel Adesanya will try and become a three-time UFC champion. He will do so when he challenges Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title. As we know, ‘Stylebender’ and du Plessis have had quite the feud over the course of the last year or so.

Tom Aspinall, Alex Pereira
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall gives Alex Pereira an ultimatum for potential heavyweight fight: "See him there"

Curtis Calhoun - August 8, 2024

Interim UFC heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall has a message for Alex Pereira if the light heavyweight champ decides to move up. Aspinall is fresh off a quick knockout of Curtis Blaydes in their UFC 304 rematch in Manchester. It was Aspinall’s first defense of his interim heavyweight title, amidst Jon Jones’s ongoing absence from fighting due to injury.

Jon Jones Tom Aspinall Hand response
Tom Aspinall

MMA fans react after Jon Jones shares hotline for Tom Aspinall fight requests: “DC watching his phone blow up”

Harry Kettle - August 7, 2024

Mixed martial arts fans have reacted to Jon Jones sharing a hotline for Tom Aspinall fight requests. As we know, Jon Jones is likely to battle Stipe Miocic in his next fight. However, many want to see him take on Tom Aspinall instead. The Englishman is the interim UFC heavyweight champion and it seems like the move that makes sense. Alas, Jones and the UFC are ultimately going in the direction of Miocic, which will likely take place at Madison Square Garden later this year.

Tom Aspinall, Dana White
Stipe Miocic

Dana White explains why Jon Jones is fighting Stipe Miocic over Tom Aspinall next: "He doesn't deserve anything!"

Josh Evanoff - August 6, 2024

UFC executive Dana White still believes that Stipe Miocic deserves to fight Jon Jones over Tom Aspinall. The British fighter is fresh off his return to the octagon late last month in Manchester. Just a few months after winning interim gold after Jon Jones was forced out of UFC 295, Tom Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes. ‘Razor’ had handed the interim champion a first-round stoppage loss due to injury back in 2022.

Tom Aspinall, Jon Jones, UFC, MMA
UFC

Interim UFC champion Tom Aspinall shows interest in future move to the boxing ring: "I'll pop over there for a few quid"

Josh Evanoff - August 5, 2024

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is down for a future move to the boxing ring. The British standout is fresh off his return to the cage last month at UFC 304. Back for the first time since winning interim heavyweight gold last November, Tom Aspinall faced Curtis Blaydes. ‘Razor’ had previously handed the champion his first career defeat back in July 2022 due to injury. However, the rematch wasn’t even close.

Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall, UFC
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall admits he has "no idea" if he'll ever fight Jon Jones

Harry Kettle - August 2, 2024

UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has admitted he has no idea if he will ever fight Jon Jones. Last weekend, Tom Aspinall made yet another emphatic statement. He defended his interim UFC heavyweight championship against Curtis Blaydes, dusting off the American in just one minute. Then, after the bout concluded, he opted to call out undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Belal Muhammad
Tom Aspinall

The updated UFC pound-for-pound rankings see Belal Muhammad debut at #6, with Tom Aspinall moving up to #9

Susan Cox - July 30, 2024

The updated UFC pound-for-pound rankings have been released with Belal Muhammad debuting at #6 and Tom Aspinall moving up to #9. Following UFC 304 this past weekend, Saturday July 27th, the P4P rankings have been adjusted.

Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones

Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe it is a “foregone conclusion” that Tom Aspinall beats Jon Jones: “He can never been counted out from a fight”

Susan Cox - July 30, 2024

Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe it is a ‘foregone conclusion’ that Tom Aspinall would beat Jon Jones in a potential title unification bout. It was just this past Saturday at UFC 304 that saw Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA) defend his interim heavyweight title by defeating Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA) by KO in just 60 seconds.

Belal Muhammad, Leon Edwards, UFC 304
Curtis Blaydes

What's next for the stars of UFC 304?

Cole Shelton - July 29, 2024

The UFC was in Manchester, England on Saturday for a solid UFC 304 card, that saw an undisputed and an interim title on the line. In the main event, Leon Edwards was looking to defend his welterweight title for the third time as he took on Belal Muhammad in a rematch of their 2021 fight which ended in a No Contest. The co-main event saw Tom Aspinall defending his interim heavyweight title in a rematch against Curtis Blaydes.

Michael Bisping, Tom Aspinall
Jon Jones

UFC CEO Dana White wants Tom Aspinall to be the backup for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic: “We'd be insane not to make him the backup”

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 28, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White plans to have interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall be the backup for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. Aspinall once again proved he’s a dangerous top heavyweight during his title defense against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304. Aspinall needed just one minute to finish “Razor” to send the Manchester crowd into a frenzy. He scored the TKO victory and now looks primed for a future undisputed championship bout against the winner of Jones vs. Miocic.

Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, Alex Pereira, Tom Aspinall, UFC 309, UFC, Tournament
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall proposes a one-night heavyweight tournament for UFC 309

Jeffrey Walter - July 28, 2024

Tom Aspinall has proposed an interesting albeit unlikely one-night heavyweight tournament for UFC 309. Aspinall (15-3 MMA) successfully defended the promotion’s interim heavyweight title with a 60-second TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA) in the co-headliner of Saturday night’s UFC 304 event in Manchester, England.

Curtis Blaydes
Tom Aspinall

Curtis Blaydes issues statement following TKO loss to Tom Aspinall at UFC 304: "I got greedy"

Jeffrey Walter - July 28, 2024

Curtis Blaydes has issued a statement following his 60-second loss to Tom Aspinall in last night’s UFC 304 co-main event. Blaydes (18-5 MMA) challenged Aspinall (15-3 MMA) for the promotion’s interim heavyweight title in the co-headliner of Saturday night’s pay-per-view event in Manchester, England. The bout served as a rematch, as the pair previously fought back in July of 2022, where it was Curtis Blaydes emerging victorious by TKO only 15 seconds into Round 1 due to a knee injury suffered by the Brit.

Tom Aspinall raises his hands
Tom Aspinall

Pros react after Tom Aspinall TKO's Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304

Chris Taylor - July 27, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 304 event was co-headlined by an interim heavyweight title fight featuring Tom Aspinall taking on Curtis Blaydes. ‘Honey Badger’ and ‘Razor’ were meeting for a second time this evening in Manchester. Their first bout was back in July of 2022 where it was Blaydes emerging victorious by TKO only 15 seconds into Round 1 due to a knee injury suffered by the Brit.

Tom Aspinall and Alex Pereira
Jon Jones

Tom Aspinall believes Jon Jones would prefer to face Alex Pereira than unify heavyweight titles

Harry Kettle - July 27, 2024

UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall believes Jon Jones would rather face Alex Pereira than him. This weekend, Tom Aspinall makes his return to action in Manchester, England. He’ll go head to head with Curtis Blaydes in a bout that will see him defend his UFC interim heavyweight championship. If he wins, the expectation is that he’ll fight the winner of Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic in order to unify the belts.

Tom Aspinall
UFC

Tom Aspinall admits he was trolling the MMA community with claims that he was soaking his fists in Petrol: “It was all a big f**king joke”

Susan Cox - July 26, 2024

Tom Aspinall is admitting he was trolling the MMA community with claims that he was soaking his fists in Petrol. UFC 304 takes place this coming weekend, Saturday, July 27th at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.