Paddy Pimblett, a UFC lightweight contender, scrunched his thoughts on the proposed Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall’s indisputable UFC heavyweight title fight.
“The Baddy” acknowledges that Aspinall is his friend and has a great chance to win, but it’s impossible to go against Jones.
Paddy Pimblett provides predictions for Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall
Given the fact that they are good friends and fellow people, it may be surprising to learn that Paddy Pinblett is not supporting Tom Aspinel to defeat John Jones.
Despite numerous asserting that a noncontroversial battle between John Jones vs. Tom Aspinel will happen, it has not been signed at this time, and we don’t seem to be close to the officially announced battle.
That being said, Aspinall still hopes to face Jones for the indisputable UFC heavyweight title. As the battle moves on, Pinblett makes up his mind as to who will help him win the battle.
If a fight with Aspinel occurs, “Baddy” gives Jones an edge. His reasoning is that you cannot simply oppose “bone.” He was the only MMA defeat, not the actual defeat, but the disqualification.
It remains to be seen whether the Jones vs Aspinel fight will occur or not, but Paddy Pinblet is undoubtedly favored by the Americans, one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
“I love (Tom) Aspinel. He’s my mate, but that’s not what I would choose John Jones. If anyone is going to beat him, I think it’s aspinel.
“Aspinall knocked him out and came out with his hands and cleaned him. But I’ve never chosen for John Jones.” Pinblet was revealed like a recent UFC Fan Q&A event held in Liverpool, England.
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Will Jones vs Aspinel be announced?
It remains to be seen whether the John Jones vs. Tom Aspinel fight will be next created for its incontroversial position at the heavyweight division.
Aspinall clearly wants a fight and is desperate to win the full UFC heavyweight title. Meanwhile, Jones does not seem to be in a real hurry to decide to protect his belt.
That being said, John Jones revealed that he had told the UFC long ago his plans.
Jones vs Aspinall is currently the only biggest battle in the UFC. Fans hope that the fight will be confirmed by the end of the year. Otherwise, Aspinall simply needs to go ahead and remain active.
When will Paddy Pimblett’s next fight?
As for Paddy Pimblett himself, “The Baddy” is now launching himself at the UFC. Rivapdrian officially ranks eighth in the UFC lightweight rankings after halting Michael Chandler at UFC 314 in April.
Now, Pinblett has his sights set in the top five and has a potential shot in the not too distant future UFC lightweight titles. He has several options for his next fight, but has not been officially confirmed yet.
Justin Gaethje’s showdown with “The Highlight” at UFC 319 is rumoured to UFC 319 after taking a UFC lightweight title shot following the announcement of Islamic Makhachev’s next fight to vacate the title in favour of a move to Welterweight.
Another potential fight for “Paddy the Baddy” is against the current #1 candidate at 155 pounds. As Arman Tsarukyan is targeting a summer showdown at Pimblett, it could be an older option for a lightweight outlook.
One thing that’s for sure is that Paddy Pimblett has plenty of options for his next fight. We don’t know who we’re against yet, but that would certainly be a big name standing on the other side of the octagon.
