The brand new, uncrowded heavyweight champion has as soon as once more vowed to roll once more on the UFC after information of a bomb from John Jones competitors to tonight’s competitors.
Aspinall, the present interim title holder for the heavyweight champion, has been formally introduced by longtime CEO White Tonight as the subsequent incontroversial heavyweight gold holder.
In a speech to the media, assembled following UFC Baku in his promotional debut in Azerbaijan, White revealed that Rochester veteran Jones will converse to the promotional brass in a single day and can instantly retire from competitors in fight sports activities.
“John Jones known as us final night time,” White instructed Meeting Media after the UFC again. “And he is retired. John Jones has formally retired. Tom Aspinoll is the heavyweight champion of the UFC.”
And in the identical assertion, White admitted that he felt Tom Aspinel had been performing for thus lengthy within the seek for a unified showdown with Jones, which he discovered to be “dangerous.” And he promised to make up for that to his fan favourite Atherton finisher.
“If I have been to see what he (John Jones) achieved in sports activities… I clearly really feel dangerous for Tom (Aspinel)… however we’ll make up for him.”
In response to the information of Jones’ stunning retirement tonight, Aspinel has pledged to play the function of an lively heavyweight champion. He additional insisted that it was time to maneuver the division once more as his resin as he started, transferring the wheels.
Tom Aspinol vows to function an lively heavyweight champion
“For the followers, it is time to win this heavyweight division.
In his pursuit of unification with British star Jones since July final yr, Aspinel defended his interim title at UFC 304, becoming a member of the elite checklist within the course of.
And revenge his solely octagonal defeat, Aspinel grew to become a ferocious opening spherical knockout victory in opposition to perennial competitor Curtis Braides.
