Tom Aspinall News

Chris Taylor - July 23, 2022

Today’s UFC London event was headlined by a key heavyweight matchup featuring Curtis Blaydes taking on Tom Aspinall. Blaydes (17-3 MMA) had entered the main event sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Chris Daukaus. ‘Razor’ had gone 6-1 over his past seven fights overall, with his lone loss in that time coming against Derrick Lewis.

Chris Taylor - July 23, 2022

Today’s UFC London event is headlined by a key heavyweight matchup featuring Curtis Blaydes taking on Tom Aspinall. Blaydes (16-3 MMA) will enter the main event sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Chris Daukaus. ‘Razor’ has gone 6-1 over his past seven fights overall, with his lone loss in that time coming against Derrick Lewis.

Chris Taylor - July 22, 2022

The Octagon returns to England for today’s UFC London event, a fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall. Blaydes (16-3 MMA) will enter the main event sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Chris Daukaus. ‘Razor’ has gone 6-1 over his past seven fights overall, with his lone loss in that time coming against Derrick Lewis.

Cole Shelton - July 22, 2022

The UFC heads back to London, England on Saturday for UFC London. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes takes on Tom Aspinall in a crucial heavyweight fight. It’s the second straight main event for Aspinall who submitted Alexander Volkov in the main event of UFC London in March. Blaydes, meanwhile, knocked out Chris Daukaus back in March after defeating Jairzinho Rozenstruik by decision to return to the win column after suffering a KO loss to Derrick Lewis.

Cole Shelton - July 20, 2022

Tom Aspinall believes there is a lot to his game that the rest of the heavyweight division hasn’t seen. Aspinall is set for his second straight UFC main event as he headlines UFC London on Saturday against Curtis Blaydes. It will be the toughest test of his career and is only his sixth fight under the UFC banner. In five fights so far, he has only gone to the second round once – and that ended one minute in – so Aspinall says he has only shown 10 percent of his game.

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2022

The Ultimate Fighting Championship heads back to London for the second time this year with a card headlined by a heavyweight battle between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall. Event: UFC on ESPN+ 66: Blaydes vs Aspinall Date: Saturday, 23rd July 2022 Location: O2 Arena, London, England Broadcast: ESPN+ – 12pm/3pm EST

Josh Evanoff - June 17, 2022

Chael Sonnen has continued to champion his client UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall. Last month, ‘The Bad Guy’ implored the Brit to talk more on the microphone. Specifically, Sonnen had an issue with Aspinall opining that he doesn’t deserve a title shot. On his YouTube channel, the former UFC title challenger stated:

Josh Evanoff - June 2, 2022

UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall has responded to Chael Sonnen’s criticism of his promotional skills. The 29-year-old is one of the fastest-rising fighters in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Having been signed to the promotion in 2020, he’s scored five wins inside the octagon. Aspinall was last seen submitting Alexander Volkov in March at UFC London.

Chris Taylor - April 30, 2022

A key heavyweight contest between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall will headline UFC London on July 23, 2022. Multiple sources confirmed the news to BJPENN.com following an initial report from MMA journalist Ariel Helwani.

Harry Kettle - April 1, 2022

UFC star Tom Aspinall has said he isn’t all too interested in fighting for the interim heavyweight title right now. Within the context of the heavyweight division in the UFC, there are few fighters as exciting as Tom Aspinall. The Englishman continues to tear through just about everyone the promotion puts in his way and at UFC London last month, the youngster made short work of Alexander Volkov with an impressive first round submission triumph.

Josh Evanoff - March 25, 2022

It’s safe to say that Darren Till is high on Tom Aspinall. In addition to thinking his countryman will become a champion, he also thinks he defeats Jon Jones. Aspinall competed last weekend at UFC London against Alexander Volkov. The 28-year-old defeated his Russian counterpart via first-round submission. For his efforts, he earned a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus and shot up the heavyweight rankings. Following the bout, he called out Tai Tuivasa for a matchup next.

Cole Shelton - March 21, 2022

In the main event of UFC London on Saturday, a pivotal heavyweight bout went down as Tom Aspinall took on Alexander Volkov. Aspinall entered the fight being just 4-0 in the UFC and a relative unknown to many. He was coming off a TKO win over Serghei Spivac and also held a submission win over Andrei Arlovski. Volkov, meanwhile, beat Marcin Tybura his last time out, a win which was preceded by a decision loss to Ciryl Gane. This was also his sixth UFC main event.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2022

The Octagon returned to England for today’s 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 able to secure a straight arm lock shortly after the midway point of the opening round, which forced Volkov to tapout.

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2022

Tonight’s UFC London event is headlined by a key heavyweight bout featuring Alexander Volkov taking on Tom Aspinall. Volkov (34-10 MMA), a former Bellator heavyweight champion, was last seen in action at UFC 267 where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Marcin Tybura. That win was preceded by decision loss to Ciryl Gane.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2022

The Octagon returns to England for today’s UFC London event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall. Volkov (34-9 MMA), a former Bellator heavyweight champion, was last seen in action at UFC 267 where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Marcin Tybura. That win was preceded by decision loss to Ciryl Gane.

Cole Shelton - March 17, 2022

In the main event of UFC London, top-10 heavyweights collide as Alexander Volkov takes on Tom Aspinall. Heading into the fight, Aspinall is the -125 favorite while the Russian is a +105 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are split on this one, but the slight majority believes Aspinall gets the job done in front of his hometown fans.

Josh Evanoff - March 15, 2022

Tyson Fury has sent a video of support to his former training partner Tom Aspinall. The British fighter is set to face Alexander Volkov in the main event of UFC London. The bout is expected to be the next big step in the career of the young prospect in Aspinall. However, before he was seen as one of the rising stars of the heavyweight division, he was a training partner of ‘The Gypsy King’.

Harry Kettle - March 14, 2022

The UFC returns to London for the first time in three years this weekend as heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov go to war. Event: UFC Fight Night 204: Volkov vs Aspinall Date: Saturday, 19th March 2022 Location: O2 Arena, London, England Broadcast: ESPN+ – 12pm/3pm EST