Tom Aspinall Confirms Title Defense After Alex Pereira, Jon Jones Rumors; Reveals Opponent Status for UFC 304

UFC interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall has been quite restless as he was sidelined in the division despite securing UFC gold against Sergei Pavolovich back in UFC 295. However, the tides seem to have turned, as the big Englishman might just have a fight on his hands.

The interim heavyweight champ, for many people, is the future of heavyweights in MMA. And given his passion for the sport and his urge to fight the best in the world, there aren’t many people who hate the English heavyweight. But given that he was eyeing a fight against whom many consider the best MMA fighter in the world, Jon Jones, what did Aspinall specifically say about his upcoming fight?

Tom Aspinall reveals his return in his social media

Tom Aspinall took to his TikTok account to announce the next event that he will be fighting on. And by the looks of it, it will most likely be in Manchester, England, for UFC 304.

Tom Aspinall in his announcement stated, “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.”

Given that Tom Aspinall and Alex Pereira have been having this weird tension amongst them, and the Brazilian looking for a quick turnaround, how likely is it that Pereira would be the one fighting him? “Poatan’s” coach would give an update on his return after UFC 300.

Alex Pereira’s possible return after UFC 300

UFC light heavyweight champ, Alex Pereira KO’d former UFC light heavyweight champ, Jamahal Hill at the historic UFC 300. Pereira showed interest in fighting at the UFC 301 event. Tom Aspinall posted a cryptic image of him looking ominously at the UFC light heavyweight champ, which led many to believe that the fight between Aspinall and Pereira would be made at UFC 301. However, Pereira’s manager would soil any expectations for the fight in the next event.

During the MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast, when asked about a quick turnaround, Pereira’s manager stated, “That won’t happen, no way, especially now that he has another broken toe. He has to go to the shipyard and let the dust settle and celebrate the victory. Maybe to watch the event, but no fights for him.”

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