Tom Aspinall's show at UFC London convinces big UFC star, who guarantees: 'He's the man'

T. Aspinall jumped to sixth place in the heavyweight rankings after UFC London. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The irreparable performance of Tom aspinall before Alexander Volkov No. UFC London continues to give something to talk about in the MMA community. After completely nullifying the Russian 'giant' and finishing in the first round last weekend, the Englishman received praise from a big Ultimate star. Keeping an eye on the heavyweight performance (up to 120,2kg.), Israel adesanya surrendered to the fighter's talent.

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“I told you. That guy is for real. He’s the man,” said Adesanya, on his channel YouTube.

An English promise in the UFC heavyweight division, Aspinall did not feel the pressure of starring in the most important fight of his career last Saturday (19). In front of his home crowd and against a more experienced opponent, Tom was not intimidated and completely nullified Volkov's strategy.

To the delight of the fans present at the O2 Arena, the 'home' athlete didn't need long to confirm the triumph. The fighter found a positive result after landing a Kimura at 3:45 of the first round, forcing his opponent to withdraw.

With the victory, Tom officially joined the elite of the division led by Francis Ngannou. After stopping Alexander, the Englishman took sixth place in the opponent's ranking, and moved into the top 5.