Aspinall reckons Curtis Blaydes is 'not the most popular guy' in the heavyweight division.
The UFC's Interim Heavyweight Champion is apparently done with his victory tour as he prepares to wrap the gloves on once again, this time across the cage from a familiar foe. Six months after knocking out Sergei Pavlovich in New York City, Aspinall has got the call to fight Curtis Blaydes in home territory.
The loss to Blaydes is the only asterisk on Aspinall's 7-1 UFC record, and the Brit will hope to wipe the slate clean once and for all. Other than avenging his previous loss and obviously added validity to his interim title, Aspinall doesn't think there's much more payoff from a win over the #4-ranked Blaydes.. "I said this before we last fought, which is over two years ago now. I believe that Curtis is like the toughest matchup in the division for me, stylistically.
"I honestly think Jon Jones's a legend. I respect what he's done in the Octagon, but right now he's quite irrelevant to what I'm doing. I'm fighting Curtis Blaydes and if I can't get up for this one, coming off a loss against him and trying to redeem myself, then what can I get up for? Like, I need to be a million percent focused on this and this is said with a lot of respect. I have nothing against Jon, regardless of what he says, it's all bollocks.
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