Tom Aspinall will defend his interim heavyweight title against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304.
Dana White received a loud cheer from those in attendance at the UFC 304 press conference after he vowed to "absolutely" make a fight happen.is also on the UFC 304 card in what many believe is the biggest fight of his career so far against Bobby Green beforewas asked by a reporter if he was planning to have the winner of Aspinall vs. Blaydes face the winner ofWhite was quick with his response, which brought thousands of cheers from those in the arena.
Aspinall, however, is unconvinced a fight with Jones will happen. “No, it’s not going to happen, mate," he told Main Event’s Fight Week program. “It’s not happening and I’m not bothered about it.“I’m not saying I wouldn’t like that fight. I’d love it. And I’ve made it obvious it’s the fight I wanted, and still want of course.
“But, I dunno. Can I swear on here? ’ll change it. I’m shooting in the dark with that one. I was going to say something else, but I’m shooting in the dark … there’s nothing going on with that.”In fact, Aspinall believes Saturday's fight would be tougher than facing Jones, who is widely regarded as the greatest mixed martial artist in history."We've seen him at heavyweight for 1-2 minutes. As a heavyweight, Curtis Blaydes has proven multiple times that he is elite.
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