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Tom Aspinall makes the case for the way he ‘may get knocked out’ by Jon Jones in heavyweight title conflict

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall might have some beef with Jon Jones but he understands the challenge in front of him. Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones are in active negotiations with the UFC brass to clash later this year. If the fight comes to fruition, it’ll be arguably the biggest fight in UFC history

Tom Aspinall makes the case for the way he ‘may get knocked out’ by Jon Jones in heavyweight title conflict

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall may need some beef with Jon Jones however he understands the problem in entrance of him.

Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones are in lively negotiations with the UFC brass to conflict later this yr. If the struggle involves fruition, it’ll be arguably the largest struggle in UFC historical past and the largest in heavyweight MMA historical past.

Aspinall is taken into account by many to be one of many hardest checks of Jones’s practically unblemished MMA profession. After Jones defended the lineal UFC heavyweight belt towards Stipe Miocic, the eye turned in direction of the Aspinall struggle, thrilling followers all over the world.

Whereas Aspinall is supremely confident in his abilities, he is aware of that Jones might probably catch him and hand him a brutal knockout loss.

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Tom Aspinall ‘lifelike’ on probably falling to Jon Jones in heavyweight conflict

In a current interview with Jamal Niaz, Aspinall was requested about what the Jones struggle may seem like and gave a stunning response.

“I don’t know, it’s onerous to say. Who is aware of what’s going to occur? I would get knocked out in [the Jones] struggle,” Aspinall stated. “Heavyweight MMA, you possibly can’t plan too far sooner or later…it’s not about being humble, it’s nearly being lifelike. Two guys, each large, each obtained tiny gloves on, something can occur.

“I do assume my expertise is healthier than anyone else’s, however I’m additionally lifelike,” Aspinall continued. “One in all us has to lose, and there’s two of us in there. So we’ll see.”

Aspinall has misplaced by TKO/KO simply as soon as in his UFC profession, after shattering his knee towards Curtis Blaydes simply 15 seconds into their 2022 heavyweight conflict. However Aspinall has gained three-straight fights since then, together with back-to-back finishes of Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich.

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Alex Pereira’s UFC 313 loss solidifies Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall struggle talks

After Alex Pereira‘s UFC mild heavyweight title reign got here to a dramatic finish at UFC 313, the door seemingly closed on a possible Pereira vs. Jones matchup. This was a big win for Aspinall, who was initially dismissed by Jones in favor of a possible superfight with Pereira.

UFC CEO Dana White updated fans on the standing of Jones vs. Aspinall, claiming that they’re finalizing a timeframe and placement for the heavyweight unification bout. It’s been proposed that Jones vs. Aspinall might probably headline the UFC’s Worldwide Combat Week card.

Main as much as UFC 313, Chael Sonnen claimed that if Pereira defeated Magomed Ankalaev, talks of a bout with Aspinall would start nearly instantly afterward. Pereira hasn’t dominated out a possible future transfer as much as heavyweight to face the Jones vs. Aspinall winner.

Hopefully, we’ll get extra readability on Jones vs. Aspinall within the coming weeks. However as for now, the UFC matchmakers are refocused on making the dream heavyweight struggle come to fruition.

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