If Tom Aspinall needed to make a case for a title unification bout against Jon Jones, he couldn’t have asked for a better outcome than his brilliance at UFC 304.
Aspinall steamrolled over Curtis Blaydes in just 60 seconds to avenge his only UFC loss and effortlessly defend his interim heavyweight title in Saturday’s co-main event in Manchester. Afterward, Aspinall once again called out UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who’s expected to return in November in a controversial title defense against Stipe Miocic.
Check out how the MMA world reacted to Aspinall’s masterclass over Blaydes and callout of Jones at UFC 304 below.
Aspinall is a beast!! We wanna know who the best HWT in the world is.
— Funky (@Benaskren) July 28, 2024
Jon Jones v Tom Aspinall is a must , scrap the Stipe fight ! I speak for everyone
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 28, 2024
Damn glad I didn’t have to step in against aspinal
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) July 28, 2024
Maybe could have let that go a tad bit longer #ufc304
— kurt holobaugh (@KurtHolobaugh) July 28, 2024
Tom checks all the boxes. He now just needs the biggest fights he can get. #ufc304
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 28, 2024
Tom Aspinall ladies and gentleman… and in under a minute it’s actually insane at this point!
Give him that unification fight already! #ufc304
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) July 28, 2024
How can you argue Aspinal isn’t the best heavyweight walking the planet today. It’s not close. Jon Jones argument doesn’t work the sample size is one fight that was against a dude who can’t grapple. #ufc304
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) July 28, 2024
Quick work by Tom! He moves like a Lightweight! #UFC304
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 28, 2024
Amazing performance from Aspinall. Gutted for Blaydes to get done like that. Live and we learn, move on and get better #UFC304
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 28, 2024
No more of this Interim title nonsense… no more of this Jones vs Miocic..
We want Jones vs Aspinall!!! #ufc304
— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) July 28, 2024
And Marc Goddard stops a fight early again. Let fighters fight. (( #ufc304
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) July 28, 2024