UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall just confirmed his fight in Manchester after being restless for a fight for some time. He was overlooked in the division despite winning UFC gold against Sergei Pavolovich in UFC 295. The tables have finally turned in his favor and he has a bout on his hands now. The fighter shared a video on his TikTok account to reveal that he will be fighting in Manchester, England, for UFC 304.
This news was all over X as well and the fans are in a frenzy because they have started guessing who his opponent is going to be. Most fans wanted it to be Jon Jones, while others took the name of Curtis Blaydes.
Tom Aspinall spills the beans on his next fight
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Aspinall declared in the announcement, “All right, just back from Vegas was over there doing YouTube stuff means all that stuff. I don’t mean with the UFC. It has now been confirmed that I am fighting UFC Manchester so I’m back home preparing for that now.It’s in the early stages of training camp just waiting for my opponent to accept. So stay tuned. Keep up the socials. Keep up the YouTube channel and I’ll be announcing it very soon.”
🚨| Tom Aspinall says he’s signed to fight at the UFC’s PPV in Manchester this summer. 🇬🇧👀 pic.twitter.com/kYjT1PdbgI
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) April 17, 2024
The most common names sprouting up for the bout against him are Alex Pereira and Curtis Blaydes. Aspinall and Pereira already have some tension going on outside the octagon, so the likelihood of them fighting is not dim. However, the fans have started a debate on Aspinall fighting Jon Jones and defeating him. Meanwhile, according to Aspinall, Jones is not keen on fighting him.
The fans had a debate under the X post and chose Jones as the opponent, nonetheless.
Fans of UFC are eager to see Aspinall fight Jones
Aspinall and Jones had a run-in at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham and the heavyweight fighter wanted to meet “Bones”. However, since meeting and facing off confirms a fight in the future in the UFC world, Jones refused to greet him. Fans commented on this and said that Aspinall deserves this fight with Jones.
Tom Aspinal defending the interim belt while Jones is probably coked up running around in the desert somewhere.
— Tai M (@TaaifMehadi) April 18, 2024
the fight he deserves is him vs jones.
— Zenny 🥊 (@xozennyy) April 18, 2024
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Guess Jon is getting stripped this summer
— Neal Riggers (@RealNealRiggers) April 17, 2024
Some fans gave out the names of Gane and said that Dana White does not want him to fight Poatan. Jon Jones was out of the picture because he refused the bout.
Probably going to be Gane. Dana doesn’t like the idea of Tom fighting Poatan and doubt Jones is ready.
— Luke Starwing (@SharpTadpole) April 18, 2024
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They should make this for the undisputed title. Strip Jones.
— Swear (@sweartogod897) April 17, 2024
Do you think Tom Aspinall should fight Jon Jones or stick to other fighters? Can he be a potential matchup to Alex Pereira? Let us know in the comments below.