The Las Vegas Raiders probably could have used UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall this season based on his victory last weekend.
Aspinall took down former champion Andrei Arlovski with what looked something like the perfect form tackle and forced a tap out via rear-naked choke early in the second round. It’s unlikely the 27-year-old from Manchester, England, would have really elevated the Raiders' defense, but he did pull one thing out of mediocrity — last week’s betting column.
With about a minute and a half to spare, Aspinall cashed my ticket on him to win inside 1.