Tom Aspinall lashes out at Jon Jones after comments about injury: 'Focus on yourself'

Tom Aspinall failed to defend his title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321.

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Aspinall is the UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/tomaspinallofficial

After waiting for months in vain for a fight with Jon Jones, Tom aspinall He is not at all happy with the former fighter's latest statements. Bones was one of the athletes who criticized the Briton's stance in the fight against... Cyryl GaneIn this context, the current heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg) lost his temper and lashed out at his rival in an interview with Canadian journalist Ariel Helwani last Tuesday (2).

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The Englishman was clearly very bothered by Jones' comments, who had questioned Aspinall's heart and resilience on several occasions since their last fight.

“I thought this guy was the best of all time. Focus on yourself. Man, you're retired. Just do whatever you want. If you think you're much better than everyone else, have fun. Don't worry about what I'm doing,” he stated.

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Tom Aspinall suffered an eye injury.

Tom aspinall during hospital care after UFC 321. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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In his first title defense, Aspinall was poked in the eye in the first round of the main event at UFC 321 and was forced to withdraw from the fight, which ended in a no contest. Since then, he has been undergoing various tests to try and return to the octagon and may need surgery.

Jones, who has officially retired, has been speaking to various media outlets about his desire to participate in a UFC event at the White House to test his strength against... Alex Poatán.

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