Tom Aspinall sealed another win Saturday at theUFC Fight Night event in London.- The British fighter is unbeaten in five UFC fights and may turn into the baddest man on the planet.
A new MMA heavyweight is emerging as one of the baddest men on the planet.
Meet Tom Aspinall, a British fighter who has been obliterating his UFC opponents left, right, and center in an abundance of ways — by knockout, and by submission.
Insider has spoken to Aspinall before and he comes across as a humble, friendly giant who is seemingly uninterested in placing himself in the top-10 of the division, and wants to progress gradually.
But after his recent run — which has seen him score five straight finishes in all his UFC assignments to date — there can be no question … Aspinall is the real deal.
Aspinall submitted Andrei Arlovski with a rear-naked choke in the second round of a February, 2021 bout before separating Sergey Spivak from his senses after 210 seconds of action later that year.
But his most recent test against
Final UFC statistics for the event showed Aspinall landed 35 of his 50 strikes for a 70% strike accuracy, while landing both takedowns he attempted.
See the aftermath of Aspinall's submission right here:
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He enjoyed a post-win beer before he'd even left the arena:
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Earlier in the evening, women's flyweight Molly McCann scored the most brutal, brilliant, and beautiful knockout of the year so far.
Even UFC boss Dana White called McCann's finish the "greatest female knockout you'll ever fucking see."
Earlier in the evening, mega bantamweight prospect Jack Shore out-pointed Timor Valiev, Paul Craig submitted Nikita Krylov with a triangle choke, and Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett scored a submission of his own to maintain his trajectory through his division.
UFC returns March 26 with another UFC Fight Night event. UFC Fight Night 205 takes place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and features Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus in the main event.