UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall examined himself on the earth of CrossFit.
Whereas Aspinall continues to (hopefully) march towards a unification conflict with heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones later this 12 months, the beloved Brit is staying busy within the fitness center and testing himself in new methods. Just lately, Aspinall went by means of his first-ever CrossFit coaching and supplied some perception into the way it compares to his rigorous MMA coaching routine.
“That was robust… It’s good, I loved it,” Aspinall stated on his YouTube channel.
“I nonetheless suppose there are some CrossFitters on the market who make it look straightforward—however truthfully, it’s not! It’s just like my MMA fashion, consistently pushing and pushing, which is nice as a result of it will get your coronary heart fee up and fills your muscular tissues with blood.”
Tom Aspinall teases ‘large information’ relating to his long-awaited title tilt with Jon Jones
It’s been 18 months since Aspinall scored a 69-second KO over Sergei Pavlovich to take the interim heavyweight title again residence to the UK. Since then, he’s been lobbying arduous for a conflict with the division’s high canine, Jon Jones.
Sadly, ‘Bones’ has been content material to tug his toes on reserving the encounter. First, Jones insisted on combating Stipe Miocic in a heavyweight title battle that put the whole division at a standstill. Within the 5 months since he beat Miocic handily, Jones has continued to be coy a couple of potential assembly with Aspinall.
With followers changing into impatient, Aspinall tried to quell a few of the concern throughout a current look on The Ariel Helwani Present, revealing that he had a productive assembly with UFC officers and that some “large information” needs to be coming quickly.
“We had a pleasant meal, and we talked every little thing by means of,” Aspinall informed Helwani. “[UFC CBO] Hunter [Campbell] has at all times been extraordinarily personable and affordable with me. I can’t say what he’s like with different folks, I don’t know, however with me and my group, he’s been nothing however hospitable and implausible.
“We had a implausible assembly. All the things went wonderful, and I perceive my place now. I perceive what the corporate’s doing now, and also you’ve acquired to remain tuned, my buddy. There’s some large information coming.”
