“Knocking people out is better than submission”- Tom Aspinall had different expectations from his fight against Alexander Volkov
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Tom Aspinall vs Alexander Volkov
Tom Aspinall secured the biggest win of his professional career as he submitted Alexander Volkov at the main event of UFC London. Aspinal had the support of the home crowd at the O2 Arena, and he certainly lived up to the expectations, as he dominated Volkov from start to finish to earn that victory.
It was a successful night for the heavyweight prospect, and Dana White was more than impressed with his performance. Aspinall called out Tai Tuivasa right after his win, and Dana believes he deserves to compete against the elites of the division. Aspinall talked about this fight and his future during the post-fight conference.
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Aspinall claimed that he was looking for a KO, but he would take a first-round submission victory over a full five rounded contest any day. He said, “I do like knocking people out, I will be honest, to me, knocking people out is better than a submission, but, I’ll take the submission over the five rounds any day. That’s one of my favorite submissions. If I trap you in half guard, me and my dad have drilled that for years and years. If I get you in half guard, it’s my favorite spot, so … you ain’t moving.”
“I’m a shoey virgin at the moment”- Tom Aspinall wants to do a shoey with Tai Tuivasa after their fight
Aspinall is a big fan of Tuivasa, and Tuivasa jumped into the title discussion after knocking out former title challenger, Derrick Lewis in his last fight. Aspinall is expected to jump into the top 10 after this win, and he certainly wants to climb the rankings and become the heavyweight champ.
Talking about his reason to fight Tai, he said, “Big fan of Tai, shout out to Tai. The reason I called out Tai is first of all I’m a massive fan of his style. Second, I’m a massive fan of his personality. And the crowd goes wild when he fights. And apparently, the crowd goes wild when I fight. So me and him in the UK? Come on bro, what a good time that would be. Let’s line it up, next UK card let’s get me and Tai on it. Please. I’m a shoey virgin at the moment, but if Tai wants to do one, I would.”
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