Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall has been out of motion since final July hoping a title unification bout towards champion Jon Jones materializes. The 31-year previous not too long ago met with UFC executives to debate his future and Aspinall revealed that the assembly went properly.
“We had a pleasant meal, and we talked every part by,” Aspinall stated on “The Ariel Helwani Present.” “Hunter [Campbell] has at all times been extraordinarily personable and cheap with me. I can not say what he is like with different folks, I do not know, however with me and my staff, he is been nothing however hospitable and improbable. We had a improbable assembly. Every little thing went wonderful, and I perceive my place now. I perceive what the corporate’s doing now, and you have to keep tuned, my buddy. There’s some massive information coming.”
Apinall expects ‘thrilling occasions’ forward and is feeling ‘very optimistic’ following the assembly in London over the weekend. Whereas sitting out for the final seven months wasn’t what he needed, Aspinall admitted that the break hasn’t been ‘too dangerous.’
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“I really feel like we’re in a great place proper now,” Aspinall stated. “I notice I’m an expert MMA fighter, UFC fighter, and we’re doing all this media stuff recently, it’s gone rather well. The YouTube channel is flying, social media’s flying, every part’s going actually, rather well with that, which is sweet. That’s actually, very nice, however firstly, I like combating folks. That’s what I love to do. If I’m not doing that, I really feel a bit of bit — that’s simply what I love to do. I like to do this. That’s a very powerful for me, and I’ve not been doing that over the past seven months.
“After the assembly, I’m feeling very optimistic about issues. I’m in a very, actually great spot with every part and my future shifting ahead. I believe it’s thrilling occasions, man. Actually thrilling occasions.
“The break, it’s not a large break, to be sincere,” he continued. “Individuals are saying, ‘Oh, Jon Jones is holding up your profession,’ and stuff. It’s solely been seven months. It’s not too dangerous. I don’t wish to say an excessive amount of, however thrilling stuff is sooner or later, for positive.”
