Tom Aspinall is surprised to see Dana White now call Islam Makhachev pound-for-pound No. 1 after UFC 311. Lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) accepted a 24 hour opponent change, switching from Arman Tsarukyan to Renato Moicano in Saturday’s main event at Intuit Dome. He submitted Moicano in Round 1. Makhachev is already the … Read more
Henry Cejudo is backing UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in a potential fight against Tom Aspinall. UFC CEO Dana White guaranteed that Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) will fight interim champ Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in a title-unification bout in 2025. Jones notched his first title defense with a third-round TKO of Stipe Miocic at … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White will openly admit to two major failures in his career: One is not reaching a deal to sign Fedor Emelianenko, and the other is not making Jones vs. Francis Ngannou. There appears to be a significant risk of another fight joining that list if Jones vs. Tom Aspinall for the unified … Read more
TOM ASPINALL has revealed his “respect” for Jon Jones is fast eroding as the UFC heavyweight champion continues to dismiss a future fight with him. The pride of Wigan has been chasing a blockbuster unification fight with the MMA icon ever since he claimed the interim title last November. 4 Tom Aspinall has been angling … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – As far as Donn Davis is concerned, talk about the world’s top heavyweight should be focused on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, not New York in November. Put simpler, the promotion’s co-owner thinks the PFL will have the best heavyweight in MMA after Saturday, not the UFC. And further, Davis implied that … Read more
DANA WHITE has made a huge announcement on the fighting future of Tom Aspinall. The Brit hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since defending his interim heavyweight title fight in blistering fashion against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in June. 5 Jon Jones defends his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November … Read more
LAS VEGAS – The UFC 309 main event backup fighter doesn’t come as a surprise. Interim champion Tom Aspinall will be the first phone call made should the heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones or challenger Stipe Miocic need a replacement, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed Tuesday. “Yes, Tom Aspinall is next in line … Read more
LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White has vehemently defended two topics perhaps more than any others over the past year. The first, is who the pound-for-pound best fighter is right now. The second is that his answer to that question, Jon Jones, who he thinks should rightfully fight Stipe Miocic next. Following Dana White’s … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-304-post-event-facts-tom-aspinall-shortens-fight-time-record-rare-interim-title-defense The UFC made its return to Manchester, England on Saturday with UFC 304 at Co-Op Live, and the two title fights on the card couldn’t have ended much differently. In the main event, Belal Muhammad … Read more
Elliot vs Parsons – Round 2 Elliot eats a stiff jab and two hard low kicks after the restart. A big takedown attempt from Parsons is stuffed by Elliot, who reverses him against the fence and lands a nice elbow in tight. Yet more brilliant takedown defence from Elliot, who briefly looks for one of … Read more
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