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A caller study has emerged regarding the archetypal defence of Tom Aspinall's UFC heavyweight title, with a day and hostile being revealed.
Aspinall, who was precocious crowned the UFC undisputed heavyweight champion aft Dana White confirmed the status of Jon Jones, precocious announced that an announcement is imminent regarding the archetypal defence of his belt.
Speaking successful an interrogation with Eurosport, the Salford-born combatant gave an penetration into negotiations. “As acold arsenic signed, I can’t retrieve the past clip that I physically signed a contract, they conscionable inquire maine and I accidental yes and that’s it," helium said.
“Usually I motion the declaration connected combat week, contracts really don’t mean excessively much, the UFC inquire you, you accidental yes, the verbal declaration is each anybody needs from me."
For weeks, heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane has been the starring contender.
And connected Tuesday evening, a study from Red Corner MMA claimed Aspinall volition support his heavyweight rubric against Gane connected October 25 astatine UFC 321 successful Abu Dhabi.
Aspinall, who held the interim rubric for implicit a twelvemonth earlier being crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion, last fought successful July 2024 against Curtis Blaydes – a bout helium won successful the opening circular astatine UFC 304.
The 32-year-old precocious confirmed helium plans connected being progressive successful 2025.
"I'm going to beryllium warring hopefully doubly this year, that's my plan," Aspinall said connected the Diary Of A CEO podcast.
"I deliberation I've wasted capable clip now, we're looking for a speedy combat booked and it's looking similar it's going to beryllium beauteous soon anyhow and past hopefully goes good successful the archetypal one, I'm uninjured which is easier said past done."
Aspinall besides name-dropped Ciryl Gane arsenic helium opened up connected his adjacent imaginable opponent.
"I've really fought astir of the guys successful the Top 10. One of the guys I've not fought is Ciryl Gane," helium said. "I was really chasing that combat a fewer times before, helium was ducking and diving astir himself a small bit, truthful helium is owed a small spot of a beating disconnected me, I look guardant to that."
Tom Aspinall is the UFC heavyweight champion. Image credit: Getty
He added: "Couple of much guys down the ranking, a Brazilian feline Jailton Almeida I've not fought, there's a feline I've already bushed Alexander Volkov, who's doing truly good for himself arsenic well, truthful who knows."
Gane precocious expressed his thoughts connected a imaginable combat with Aspinall.
"My manager talked to the matchmaking, with Hunter [Campbell] I cognize they enactment connected it this week, and we support successful touch," helium said connected UFC Unfiltered. "Nothing fixed yet, we’re conscionable waiting for much discussions and possibly a determination and date. We are truly assured of this combat happening."
