It has been 15 months since UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall final stepped foot contained in the octagon.
After successful the interim championship at UFC 295 and defending it at UFC 304, Aspinall was sidelined ready for then-champion Jon Jones to simply accept a title unification bout. Any hope of the match taking place ended when Jones retired in June.
With a possible battle in opposition to Jones evaporated, Aspinall is free to battle, and he needs to usually. Admittedly, the scenario was irritating, however he is performed speaking about Jon Jones.
“(I used to be most pissed off) once I wasn’t actually allowed to battle anyone. That is all. I simply wished to battle,” Aspinall instructed SHAK MMA.. “I am over it. Positively over it.”
The 32 year-old Brit is slated to face former interim heavyweight titleholder Ciryl Gane within the UFC 321 fundamental occasion on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Win or lose, Aspinall plans to compete as usually as UFC matchmakers will guide him.
“I simply wish to battle. I wish to be as energetic as attainable. I wish to battle as steadily as I probably can,” he mentioned. “I do not understand how that is going to look since you by no means know what life’s going to throw your method, however I simply wish to get again to what I do and what I do is combating individuals.”
“Three fights within the subsequent 12 months sounds good.”
