With the rumored championship fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic still up in the air , those in and around the title picture are being forced to wait in limbo. One man unwilling to sit on the sidelines is the surging Tom Aspinall . The interim heavyweight champion has been desperate to get his hands on Jones in hopes of unifying the titles, but it looks like he’s now settling for a potentially different opponent. In a post on social media, Aspinall announced his intention to return to the octagon. Having done his homework on those in his weight class, the Brit has put his name into the hat to face the winner of Curtis Blaydes’ upcoming bout against Jailton Almeida. Winner of blaydes almeida sounds good https://t.co/Je8R6YtfRI — Tom Aspinall (@AspinallMMA) December 31, 2023 Jailton Almeida is riding a 15-fight winning run and hopes to put on another dominant display when he next steps into the cage at UFC 299 on February 9
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Tom Aspinall calls or winner of upcoming heavyweight clash – MMA Weekly