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Piers Morgan Uncensored

UFC’s Tom Aspinall Calls Out Jon Jones

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Piers Morgan Uncensored

News, Sports, Society & Culture

3.7650 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In the last few years, Tom Aspinall has risen to the highest peaks of MMA fame and fortune, and is the current interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. His incredible striking power married with lightning speed makes him a terrifying threat, so much so that Dana White and Joe Rogan have openly praised the Mancunian fighter. Now, Aspinall has his crosshairs drawn on one man; UFC Legend Jon Jones. Aspinall sits down with Piers Morgan for a deep dive into his upbringing, family, passions and beliefs. He courts controversy when he claims that Jon Jones’ multiple failed drug tests make him a cheat, and when Piers asks him whether a bout between the two titans is on the cards, he responds "it's happening”. But will Jones duck? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Who's next big heavyweight star? Tom Aspinall. Of course, he just won the interim title. He's phenomenal. You say that John and Tom has a potential to be the biggest heavyweight fight of all time. It doesn't have the potential. It's going to be. It's going to be the biggest heavyweight fight ever. John Jones, Tom Aspinol, that's happening in 2025. One wrong move today today and this could be the end of me.

0:21.6

That's right, it could be. He literally walks into the room and said, it's happening. He says he wants fuck you money. I imagine Dana will pay him. I don't really care about money at this point. It's about the belt. He has failed a couple of drug tests. Does he make him a cheat? Yeah, of course it does. you feel when he sees you calling him a cheat on sense.

0:38.6

Is he ducking?

0:39.6

But it's not about John's resume. It's about who's the best in the world right now and I think of me. Every time I do it now, it's like a step closer to never doing it again. Even doing this interview, you're incredibly confident. A big old pierce, there's a suit on. Whoa. No, just bang.

0:56.0

Holy shit.

0:58.0

Well, Dana White's UFC is now one of the biggest sports in America, if not the world,

1:07.0

passing the NHL earlier this year to join the big four.

1:10.0

Donald Trump and his top team

1:11.9

are among its notable fans and judging by the reaction he gets inside the UFC arena, that

1:16.7

feeling is mutual. One of the rising superstars of his new All-American sporting juggernaul

1:22.3

is in fact a homegrown Brit. Tom Aspinol is the interim UFC heavyweight champion.

1:28.5

And if I seem a little more nervous than usual,

1:31.2

it's because he's right here with me in the studio bristling with danger.

1:37.6

Tom, how are you?

1:38.5

I'm doing all right, I'm doing it.

1:40.0

I did think to myself, if I ask the wrong question here,

1:43.1

you are many people believe right now the single most dangerous person on planet Earth.

1:51.0

What would you do if I misjudge a question?

1:53.6

Nothing. I do absolutely. I just fight for money. That's all I'm interested. Money and to be the best fight in the world. I'm not interested in punching anybody.

2:01.6

You had a gentle handshake, nothing too intimidating. You didn't try and break my arm.

2:06.6

No, no, I don't have anything to prove. What am I going to prove by? Squeezing your hand.

2:09.6

When was the last street fight you had?

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