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On Saturday in Manchester, England, Tom Aspinall will defend his interim UFC heavyweight championship against Curtis Blaydes in the co-main event of UFC 304 , but there will be even more on the line.
Aspinall and Blaydes have fought before and the first fight ended after the former was injured just 15 seconds into the fight, but there is no animosity. Still, after Thursday press conference, there is renewed interest in the fight. Someone from the crowd asked White if the winner of Aspinall-Blaydes would automatically face the winner of Jones-Miocic, and he said, “Absolutely.”No matter the matchup, anytime the heavyweight title is on the line, the battle will draw a crowd and likely headline an upcoming pay-per-view. Of these four, Jones vs. Aspinall would be the best matchup for business and perhaps even for the sport as a whole.
Aspinall also has the support of a country behind him, and he has shown the willingness to market himself on social media and to be outspoken about other fighters. Taking nothing away from Miocic or Blaydes–one is a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and the other a perennial heavyweight contender—neither excels in self-promotion. Thus, the buildup for any fight they're in will lack the buzz that a Jones-Aspinall fight would bring.
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