Tom Aspinall
Wants to fight: [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag]
The callout: “I would like to get back around September, October time, something like that. I was very impressed with Serghei Spivac, who fought last week on this card, he’s a young up and coming guy, I’m a young and up and coming guy and I think they should put us together and let’s fight.”
The reality: After his dynamite debut at UFC on ESPN 14, [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] showed some real maturity after his victory when he kept his feet on the ground, didn’t get too far ahead of himself and made a well-pitched callout to face a man who is also looking to build his name in the UFC’s heavyweight division. In a division where it would be very easy for him to be fast-tracked ahead of his developmental progress, it shows a smart head on relatively inexperienced shoulders to pitch himself against a fellow up-and-comer, rather than going after a big name straight away. His performances may see him face more established names sooner rather than later, but Spivac seems like a well-judged suggestion.
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