The Octagon returned to England for UFC London event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall. The highly anticipated heavyweight main event proved to be a coming out party for Tom Aspinall. The Manchester native made things look easy against his Russian opponent earning a first round submission victory. Aspinall was…
Israel Adesanya shared his take on Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall this weekend. The heavyweight duo is set to collide at the main event of UFC London this weekend. Adesanya praised ‘Drago’ for being aware of his range and knowing how to use that factor to his advantage. However, the middleweight kingpin revealed that he…
The weigh-ins took place at the host hotel. The O2 Arena hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+. Among those weighing in were Alexander Volkov (34-9 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Tom Aspinall (11-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who meet in the heavyweight main event, as well as featherweight co-headliners Arnold Allen (17-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and…
Tom Aspinall recently opened up on why he agreed to fight Alexander Volkov this weekend at UFC London. The heavyweight duo will headline the UFC Fight Night card in England. Aspinall appeared for an interview with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole. When asked if he was surprised that the UFC offered him a fight against a…
Tom Aspinall believes Darren Till has made a good decision by starting training with UFC’s rising prospect Khamzat Chimaev. Ahead of his fight on March 19, the UFC heavyweight attended the media scrum where he was asked about his thoughts on Till teaming up with ‘Borz’ for training purposes. The 28-year-old feels that sparring with…
UFC London is set to take place this weekend as the promotion returns to England for the first time in three years. British heavyweight Tom Aspinall will main event the card against perennial contender Alexander Volkov. Other English stars like Arnold Allen and Paddy Pimblett are also part of the main card. A total of…
An update of the UFC Vegas 36 rankings was released, and the middleweight of Derek Brunson and Tom Aspinall both ascended in the official UFC rankings. Derek Brunson defeated Darren Till in the third round to move up to 4th place in the overall UFC middleweight standings, swapping places with Marvin Vettori. In total, Brunson…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, after an early defeat in a fight with Briton Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night 185, did not hesitate to go on short notice against American Chase Sherman at UFC on ESPN 22. As told by the Belarusian veteran Arlovski, he was afraid that after previous failure he was…
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will face one of the division’s up-and-coming prospectors, Tom Aspinall, in his next bout on February 20th. Recall that at the moment, 42-year-old Arlovsky (30-19 MMA, 19-13 UFC) is on a series of two wins. At the same time, the Belarusian won three of his last four fights, defeating…
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