UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has launched an announcement addressing rumors of a potential exit from the promotion after his putting coach’s viral declare.
Aspinall hasn’t fought since UFC 321, the place the battle in opposition to Ciryl Gane resulted in a no contest after a vicious eye poke left the Englishman unable to proceed.
He needed to undergo three eye surgeries, and 10 months later, he would possibly nonetheless not have gotten 100% match, regardless of being medically cleared to renew coaching just lately.
Aspinall additionally signed up beneath Eddie Hearn’s administration earlier this 12 months, in March, with the latter and UFC President Dana White at loggerheads for fairly some time.
Extra just lately, in an Instagram reside session, Aspinall’s striking coach Stipe Drvis claimed that the 33-year-old won’t ever battle within the UFC once more.
Placing an finish to all this, Aspinall took to Instagram Stories to launch an announcement that learn:
I’m not leaving the UFC. I’ve by no means stated I’ve in any interview and any phrases which have been taken from others at present are merely not true. We’re speaking with the UFC every day and they’ll replace you guys at all times.
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Jon Jones Just lately Shared His Prediction for Potential Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane Rematch
Jon Jones just lately broke down how a possible rematch between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane would go.
Talking to Ring Journal, ‘Bones’ stated:
I imagine Gane’s going to win. Once you change into the champion and also you beat a person like Alex Pereira, it has to do one thing to your confidence. Even in Gane’s first battle with Tom Aspinall, Tom was trying fairly invincible till Ciryl Gane – most individuals really feel like Gane was successful that battle. So, I really feel like Gane’s confidence needs to be at all-time excessive.
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