Interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall is visibly irritated and changing into impatient with the continued absence of former two-time undisputed champion, Stipe Miocic, because the Atherton native continues to stake his declare for a quickfire return to the UFC.
Aspinall, the present interim heavyweight champion, most lately co-headlined UFC 295 again in November at Madison Sq. Backyard, touchdown the interim crown with a blistering opening spherical knockout win over Russian hanging phenom, Sergei Pavlovich.
Tom Aspinall hits out at Stipe Miocic
And calling for either a title unification bout against current champion, Jon Jones next, and even an interim title combat protection towards Ohio native, Miocic, Aspinall is seemingly rising impatient with the veteran’s continued absence from the Octagon.
“Final time Stipe (Miocic) fought and received, GTA: San Andreas had simply come out on PS2,” Tom Aspinall posted on his official X account. “He’ll combat subsequent for the undisputed heavyweight title, forward of me, who’s the interim champ, lively and ranked primary on the earth proper now. This makes me fairly upset.”
But to make a return to the Octagon since 2021, Miocic has been sidelined since he dropped his undisputed heavyweight championship at UFC 260 – after discovering himself on the receiving finish of a brutal second spherical knockout from two-time opponent, Francis Ngannou.
“Stipe is one in all my favorites,” Tom Aspinall posted. “A great deal of respect to him, his résumé is much superior to mine rn (proper now). That being mentioned the UFC has by no means been about this. It’s about who’s one of the best proper now, and I consider that’s me and it’s solely proper I get to show it. #FreeAspinall.”
Who wins in a future title conflict: Tom Aspinall or Stipe Miocic?
