Tom Aspinall has been waiting for this moment his entire career. The Manchester native has always been considered one of the most dangerous heavyweights in the world. His explosive striking and slick grappling made him a nightmare matchup for anyone. But there was always one problem standing in his way: Jon Jones. Jones barely fought, rarely defended his title, and seemed more interested in Twitter beef than actual beef with contenders.<\/p>
Now everything has changed in the most dramatic way possible. Jones shocked the MMA world by retiring last month. Aspinall, who many fans already considered the real champion, officially became the undisputed heavyweight champion. After months of frustration and political games, Aspinall can finally focus on defending his undisputed title.<\/p>
Aspinall isn’t thinking small when it comes to his championship reign. The 31-year-old has set himself an incredibly ambitious goal. He wants to fight four times in the next 12 months and beat every single fighter in the heavyweight top 10. This isn’t just talk from a new champion trying to sound tough. Aspinall has already done serious damage to the division’s elite ranks.<\/p>
Looking at his recent record, Aspinall has already beaten six fighters currently ranked in the top 10. His victims include Sergei Pavlovich, who he knocked out cold at UFC<\/a> 295. Alexander Volkov, Curtis Blaydes, Marcin Tybura, and Serghei Spivac have all felt his power. That’s more than half the division’s best fighters already crossed off his list. His plan is simple. He intends to fight three or four more times by the end of 2026 and finish what he started.<\/p> “I’d like to do four [fights] in the next 12 months. If you look at the top ten, I have beaten 6 of them. My goal is to beat ten of the top ten. I wanna beat all ten.My goal is at least three [fights], maybe four, between now and like the end of 2026,”<\/em><\/strong> said Aspinall during a recent interview on One on One<\/strong>.<\/p>