Tom Aspinall hits career-high weight ahead of UFC comeback fight
opposite Marcin Tybura when Dana White’s MMA promotion returns to the O2 Arena on Saturday night.On Friday morning, Aspinall hit the scales for the first time in a year and was heavier than ever as he weighed in at 18.4 stone for his third main event in the capital.
Despite coming in at a career-high weight, the 30-year-old looked in terrific shape as he posed on the scales and happily reacted to the announcer revealing his weight to the world.fought Andre ArlovskiMoments after the Englishman weighed in, his opponent did so too, and he came in significantly lighter at 17.6 stone for his first main event matchup.
What was supposed to be the biggest night of his career ended in disaster for Aspinall as he suffered aAfter being carried out of the arena on a stretcher and spending a year working his way back to full fitness, the man from Atherton is now ready for another heavyweight title charge.
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