With Jon Jones and former undisputed heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou currently sidelined, newly-minted interim titleholder, Tom Aspinall has lauded himself as the best fighter in the division worldwide at the moment, off the back of his blistering victory at UFC 295 over the weekend.
Aspinall, who co-headlined UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden, turned in a stunning first round KO win over the streaking, Sergei Pavlovich in a short-notice interim heavyweight title fight in New York – snapping the Russian knockout artist’s six-fight run of first round knockout wins to boot.
Initially, the promotion had scheduled a long-awaited undisputed heavyweight title fight between the aforenoted, Jones and former two-time champion, Stipe Miocic atop ‘The Big Apple’ card – until a pectoral tendon tear forced Jones from the flagship return to New York City.