Off the back of requests for UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones to have his championship belt stripped from him through his current injury, interim divisional titleholder, Tom Aspinall was on the receiving end of the Endicott native’s wrath overnight – since apologizing for his bellowing.
Aspinall, who headlined UFC 295 at the beginning of last month, turning in a first round knockout win over Russian contender, Sergei Pavlovich, securing the interim heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden.
The Atherton native’s feature on the card came on just over two weeks’ notice, with an interim title introduced to the division amid an injury suffered by Jones, who tore a pectoral tendon ahead of a slated title defense against the returning former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic.