Tom Aspinall faces the prospect of preventing a coaching accomplice after Jon Jones.
The interim titleholder has been demanding a unification bout with the UFC’s different heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, ever for the reason that biggest of all time knocked out Stipe Miocic in November.
Tom Aspinall implored ‘Bones’ to sign the contract after the American’s most popular opponent, Alex Pereira, suffered a unanimous decision defeat towards Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 this previous weekend.
A struggle between the very best large males in MMA seems to be nearer than ever – however what’s going to occur after they conflict in probably the most eagerly anticipated matchup of 2025?
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Mick Parkin considers Tom Aspinall conflict
As Tom Aspinall focuses on preventing the very best MMA fighter ever, his sparring accomplice, Mick Parkin, has earned himself a spot among the many UFC’s high 15 heavyweights.
He’ll face long-time contender Marcin Tybura within the hardest take a look at of his profession at UFC London on March 22.
The ten-0 rising star admits {that a} potential struggle with Aspinall has already crossed his thoughts.
Nonetheless, he says there’s just one manner followers will get to see the all-British heavyweight blockbuster.
“It’s been introduced up a number of occasions,” Parkin stated throughout an unique interview with Bloody Elbow.
“Messing about collectively, he’s all the time winding us up about it. He says, ‘F—— hell, two extra wins, mate, and we’ll be in there.’ As a result of there’s all the time discuss him not with the ability to get fights.
“Look, he’s my good friend, and he’s helped me out masses in my profession. I’ve educated with him for therefore lengthy now that we’re good mates. I hope he does get the Jon Jones struggle and he retires with a load of cash – that’s what we have to push him out of the way in which.
“I’ve nonetheless acquired to beat Tybura after which there’s probably nonetheless 10 extra guys I’ve acquired to struggle to get there.
“So, it’s nonetheless a good distance off for me. Until it was for loopy cash, I in all probability wouldn’t be preventing Tom.”
Mick Parkin predicts Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
Parkin believes Aspinall will give Jones his first actual style of defeat once they scrap later this 12 months.
“Jon Jones is wonderful, he’s no straightforward problem – however he’s possibly not coaching as intense,” the 29-year-old added.
“I don’t know this. That is utterly guessing wanting from the skin, it doesn’t appear like he trains as a lot, he’s positively a bit of bit older, and it’s positively the time to beat him, if there’s a time.
“Tom is simply going from energy to energy and he’s simply probably the most harmful man. Simply the way in which he strikes and all the pieces. He’s an enormous man, he’s actually, actually quick, and he’s coming into his prime now.
“I do assume he’d beat Jon Jones.”
