LAS VEGAS – There’s so much occurring on the prime of the UFC’s heavyweight division. However for Marcin Tybura, one factor is obvious – Tom Aspinall is the most important risk there’s.
Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), who headlines UFC on ESPN 61 (ESPN, ESPN+) this Saturday at UFC Apex in a rematch in opposition to Serghei Spivac (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC), sees Aspinall as essentially the most harmful fighter within the weight class regardless of Jon Jones nonetheless being on prime because the UFC heavyweight champion and Aspinall the interim.
“I feel so,” Tybura mentioned on the UFC on ESPN 61 media day when requested if Aspinall was essentially the most harmful heavyweight. “He proved it on this (final) efficiency.”
Aspinall defended his interim title final month within the co-main occasion of UFC 304, stopping Curtis Blaydes within the first spherical. Tybura, a former foe of Aspinall’s, was taken away by the efficiency.
“I noticed the struggle, and it’s loopy,” Tybura defined. “It’s loopy to suppose what this man is able to, and the place is the roof? That’s the one query proper now. Who can cease him now? I can not inform. Jon Jones in his prime time, possibly, however now he’s slightly bit older and the abilities won’t be there. I don’t know. It’s loopy the place he’s going.”
Jones is anticipated to return from damage in November to defend his belt in opposition to heavyweight legend Stipe Miocic. This struggle was presupposed to happen in November 2023, however Jones withdrew from the bout on account of a torn pectoral muscle. It’s been steered by each events that their anticipated meet at Madison Sq. Backyard may very properly be their final.
If that have been the case, Tybura has no downside seeing the winner of Jones vs. Miocic not preventing Aspinall to unify the belts.
“Saying that’s like saying that someone is a coward and don’t wish to face Tom Aspinall, however these guys, Jon and Stipe did so much for MMA and the divisions they have been in,” Tybura mentioned. “So no matter they determine. I nonetheless see it as, so long as these guys wish to struggle collectively and wish to carry consideration to the UFC and MMA, I’m cool with that. If the winner (retires) after the struggle, dangle up the gloves after the struggle, I’m additionally cool with it.”
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