Tom Aspinall takes on Sergei Pavlovich as he bids to become Britain’s first UFC heavyweight champion at UFC 295 this weekend
British Heavyweight Tom Aspinall has no concerns about being under-prepared as he counts down to a UFC title fight – despite accepting it on two weeks’ notice.
Aspinall replaces current heavyweight champion Jon Jones who suffered a nasty pectoral injury, ruling him out of his fight with Stipe Miocic. With Miocic refusing to face Pavlovich – the backup fighter for the event - on such short notice, Aspinall received a call at 4am to see if he would step up to the chance of becoming Britain’s first UFC heavyweight champion.
“As soon as I found out that Tom had this fight, I texted him, ‘Tom, it’s not about the two weeks, you’ve been training for this moment since you were 15. Always remember that,’” said US-based Bisping, who will be back at Manchester Apollo in December for his ‘Tales from the Octagon’ event.
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