Tom Aspinall has been making waves in the UFC and he's set to headline in the promotion's return to London. Facing him is the Russian heavyweight, Alexander Volkov who's looking to earn a title shot.
There is a lot of hype around Tom Aspinall and he's looking to prove himself at UFC London. The Englishman believes he's improved a lot heading into his fight against Alexander Volkov.
“I think I’ve improved more this camp than I have in the last two years,” Aspinall told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 204 media day. “I feel so good. I feel in such a good place mentally. This is my focus. I’m enjoying it. I’m not even thinking about the result, to be honest. I’m not thinking about how I’m going to finish the fight. I could give a shit, to be honest. I’m just going to have the time of my life and just enjoy it.”
Tom Aspinall was working hard in his career to get to the UFC. He had a lot of respect for the fighters in the organization but admits he may have been rating the heavyweights too highly.
“I got to the UFC and I used to think, ‘Oh these guys are so (good).’ They’re not, mate,” UFC heavyweight Aspinall said. “They’re another guy in front of you having another fight with a pair of gloves on, and I’m going to treat it that way. Don’t get me wrong: I took Volkov more serious than I took anyone else. But at the end of the day he’s another guy across from me with a pair of gloves on. Same as anybody else.”
“If I go in there and do me and I have fun, I can beat anyone in the world. If I go in there and overthink it and try to work to a strategy and do everything perfect, I can lose. So I’m just going to go in there and have the time of my life.”
UFC London will be the big arrival of Tom Aspinall and he believes the other heavyweights will be forced to take notice. His first main event in the promotion is set to be a big one.
“These heavyweights think they know about me, but they don’t know shit,” Aspinall said. “Obviously I feel I’m ready for (anyone), so here we are. Moving forward and moving up in the world hopefully.”
