BISPING interviews Tom Aspinall: "Jon Jones Should be STRIPPED!" | UFC 295 interview

[@bisping]

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[@BbBb-sd2bs]

Have you ever been fingered by a UFC fighter?

[@diluted8]

top of the day to all lovers of combat sports. I lost my guitarist friend of 17 years yesterday. This is helping sooth the pain

[@mistaschaub3280]

He's a great fighter I'd love to fight him

[@zaccaeus8426]

God bless you and your friend mate 🙏

[@martenkoning2796]

🙏

[@Pooki2024]

@@mistaschaub3280Moron

[@Mcfc2Rich]

Sorry for your loss brother

[@ioanparry]

Best interview with Tom yet, hands down 👊 Bravo Mike. Having his dad there too was a great bonus. What a brilliant and honest long-form interview - this bolder and more confident version of Tom is tremendous to see, still respectful but well aware of his ability, potential and position in the division....HUGE future for Tom, doing us Brits/Northerners proud.

[@erraticjoe499]

100% agree, proud to be British !

[@geeksworkshop]

Jesus mate what the F has being Northern got to do with anyone, but yourself.... Manchester is SO Northern init mate.

[@skyebates246]

​@@geeksworkshopTo be fair to them there is a lot of talent in the north Lots of great musicians two heavyweight champions.

[@ioanparry]

@@geeksworkshop because the North Vs South banter/rivalry/mick taking is as old as time. No reason not to enjoy a bit of Northern pride when it comes to MMA. Calm down fella

[@erraticjoe499]

Spoken like a true southern fairy lol@@geeksworkshop

[@InspectorButters4]

Andy Aspinall coach of the year!! What a brilliant man, he's so aware, grounded, and humble, and he's instilled all of that into Tom. I see why people talk about what a great father Tom is, he had a great example to learn from. Much love and respect from America Champ! ✌️

[@joelgroves7500]

Whooaa we forgot about coach Erick, Strickland and Francis coach

[@spicesmuggler2452]

Erik is coach of the year

[@InspectorButters4]

@@joelgroves7500 tbh and putting my recency bias aside ur right, Eric Nicksick(not sure if I spelled correctly) is 100% gonna win coach of the year. I'm just still buzzing over Tom's win and getting to hear more from his pops lol. Sean and Francis both had career defining moments this year and Eric was a huge part of both getting it done. When Tom beats Jon next year Andy will win it 😁

[@dcn92123]

​​@@joelgroves7500Francis didn't fight MMA this year. He adds no value to MMA coach of the year.

[@InspectorButters4]

@@dcn92123 damn dude that's a really good point! Didn't even think about it being "mma coach" 🤦‍♂️ lol. I do still think Eric deserves it tho bc he had alot of success with his other not as well known fighters this year in mma too, Stricklands was just by far the biggest storyline

[@jeff5534]

Couldn’t agree more with Tom when he was talking about Gane, guy thought he could get to the title without having to risk it against Tom and now that a belt is on the line he’s comfortable taking the risk. Whereas Tom just risked everything taking a fight against the most dangerous guy in the division on two weeks notice, he can call the shots now and Gane can get to the back of the line

[@emmacurrie1091]

Damn fucking right

[@americancitizen1885]

Yeah. Screw that french dude Ciryl Gane. Why does he keeps getting title shots while losing and while there are other guys waiting their chance.. In my opinion Jones should let the belt go if he’s going to be a year or more out before he gets stripped from it. Much better look. I rather see Tom vs Stipe first, then Tom vs Jones when he comes back.

[@Crashbandicoot449]

Most dangerous guy in the division 😂😂😂😂

[@FierySoul44Tibia]

Shows what you can achieve with the support of a loving father, Tom is Awesome! What a Team!

[@harryblox760]

He's got a point about Gane because even recently, Gane was saying fighting Aspinall made no sense to fight down, and nobody really knows who he is for it to be worth the risk. Tom took the risk with this short notice fight, and it paid off. If Gane is now wanting to fight him, then I guess he knows Tom carries weight now he did Pavlovich in 69 seconds.

[@xgtwb6473]

Yeah but he may as well as it's an easy tune up before Jones

[@ttocs0000]

​@xgtwb6473 wut? Jones will never fight him. Never. Maybe for a billion dollars but thats about it. He will not risk losing a fight as he transitions out to retirement with his current stats. Thats why this stipe fight is so locked in. Its a guarantee pad. No disrespect to Jones, he's a fucking legendary animal, but he's over the hill and knows it or he would have been active in the last 5 years..

[@jjleejj]

​@@ttocs0000Jones over the hill is still above 99% of champions at their peak, Jones is a freak of nature with a mean streak to really apply it with intent. Aspinall is good, but he's not close to a prime Jones, and have some doubts over his ability to deal with Jones. Jones dealt with Gane like it was a warm up, yet everyone was hyping Gane, his movement was too much, too big, too athletic bla bla bla, and yet prime Ngannou took 5 rounds, over the hill Jones took a few mins... Just saying... Oh and I'm English before anyone thinks I'm American hyping an American, fact just remains Jones is STILL the baddest man alive 🤷‍♂️

[@ttocs0000]

@jjleejj it's a shame we will never know... every fight is its own fight. If youre going to say Jones or tom is this or that bc of one or 2 fights, you're a moron and sinply dick riding. I'm in this for the sport, not to dick ride one guy or the other idgaf if they're from America, turkey or Mars. I want to see the baddest men Duke it out, period. And I may like what some guys bring to the table more than others, but I just want to see a badass fucking fight at the end of the day!

[@harryblox760]

@@ttocs0000 where did I mention Jones?

[@n33cho]

I can only imagine what it’d be like to have a father who believes in you so much that he’s willing to not only quit his job and train you full time but also put his physical health on the line to make you better. That’s incredible. A scary thought with the old adage “a champion becomes 30% better”…. Tom Aspinall becoming 30% better overnight would be off the charts! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@davethegreat9291]

Great to see Bisping supporting a fellow younger British fighter so much 🇬🇧

[@FuntClaps101]

He’s like the “godfather”, the “forefather” if you will. Assumed the role brilliantly.

[@thesaintst1851]

Perhaps too much?…..

[@10millimeterpeter]

He clipped the top of Sergei’s head and crumpled him like a sack of spuds. He’s so fucking powerful

[@okay1775]

And Sergei took some big shots from Blaydes and Tuivasa and didn't go down. Plenty of times he was off balanced too. I think it's his speed that's the problem.

[@AlexYoung1995]

​@@okay1775speed plus the fact he's 260 and 6'5 lol

[@skyebates246]

​@@okay1775The faster something goes when it hits something. The more damage it does, and if the person is already powerful, it's just double powerful. The only one problem of that is that will diminish with age There isn't heavyweights last longer. It's because power is the last thing to go and speed is one of the first. But I think in the next four years he can do a lot I think he will have the most title defences of any heavyweight by a long way.

[@skyebates246]

​@@AlexYoung1995Yeah he's a athletic man mountain. That moves like a WW

[@jamestaylor7238]

Been a fan of Tom since I saw his second to last cage warriors fight, such a top lad. Him and his dad are class their bond is so nice to see, hopefully I'll be like that with my kids when we're all older.

[@carlosmontas5405]

Damn wish my pop was like you lol

[@kirangrg924]

Soo proud of this father son duo, absolute legend and inspiration…

[@Weasel_1.1]

Done great tbh....I'm a big fan....but its embarrassing hearing him talking about Bones ....cringe

[@loyalsonofamerica5185]

Tom's striking is outa' this world accurate and wrecks 'em. Damn, Sam. Our dude is the Champion now. Salute to Big T and his brilliant Daddio. Thanks for the interview, Mike.

[@Josh-eb5vm]

who sam?

[@Mcfc2Rich]

I'm. Gon. Sending. Outta. Space

[@Rowlph8888]

"Especially" a "Heavyweight" fighter is only as good as his Punch resistance/chin and Lucidity when Partially stunned

[@radthibideaux9978]

Someone confiscate this guy's apostrophe key

[@JBLancs]

It's the angles he creates he's mustard ✌️

[@coastaledgeroofing]

I think what is overlooked is the accuracy and unreal speed at heavyweight. If you look at the slow mo he hit him with a one two while Sergei is trying a check hook. The one two hit him before the hook gets half way hahaha. And the two right hands essentially hit in the same exact spot

[@starseeddeluxe]

Correct. His speed isn't even normal. It's genetically unusual, to the point that Tom needs to have studies done on him.

[@WS-bk7uu]

@@starseeddeluxe Supposedly Colin Heron at Kaobon deliberately trained him from a young age to throw with the speed and volume of lighter weight classes. I think people knew Tom was powerful but not to the extent of how easily he KO'd Pavlovich.

[@skyebates246]

​@WS-bk7uu Apparently he wasn't big until he was about 15. He was quite a small kid so he was used to training and being fast And then he had a massive growth spurt But he kept that speed. So he has the speed of a ww In a giant 6"5 Athletic juggernaught body.

[@alekkazuki3874]

I guess he did compromised Sergei's lead leg with precision low kicks bfr obviously the flurries of 2 in continuity. I hope he'll stay in this form for the years to come!!

[@SoniaRoman10]

I think the onoy one who could beat Aspinall is Anatoly Malykhin, ONE Championship Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight current Double Champ. Anatoly is the perfect fighter: highest IQ, highest wrestling, highest technique, highest punch power, highest striking, highest ju jitsu skills, highest ground and pound, highest gas tank and resistance. Not a single hole in his fighting style. Go watch all his matches, all finalized. Dana is bringing him in UFC really soon. Go watch his matches.

[@MikeHaywood]

I’m so proud of them both. Tom is a shining example of what a role model should be

[@JimChap]

Sure is - such a top bloke. I'm a Kiwi, but he's my favourite fighter hands down.

[@InspectorButters4]

@@JimChap from America here, but Tom's my fav fighter at the moment as well! Tbh its between him and Brandon Moreno...... but it's 1 and 1a between them. I like seeing the genuinely good guys break thru and get the resepct and money they deserve ✌️

[@_KaiRos-11]

Ditto!

[@tor3699]

I’m an attack helicopter and Tom is among one of my fav fighters as well. Gotta strike while the bandwagon is hot, y’know?

[@896t5]

​@@tor3699😐😐😐

[@J1283-s1k]

Absolutely right. People hounded GSP for fighting Bisping, who had just beaten one of the GOAT's in Silva then flatlined prime Rockhold, then relinquishing the belt when he had colitis rather than stay on and fight Whittaker but Jones froths at the mouth trying to guarantee a fight with battle worn, older Stipe and refuses to give up the belt even just for Stipe and Aspinall to fight over, and Dana is gagging for Aspinall, who took zero damage, to take some time off instead of booking him and Stipe? Biggest attempt at a company made lay up for Jones that I've ever seen and this man has been protected at all costs *cough* Reyes robbery *cough.*

[@baptistelleshi8099]

@user-nv2w4hi8t Thanks for exposing this fool . And yet people try to forget that it took this juice head three years to be « ready » to move to heavyweight when he was walking around 235 240 at lhw and he clearly didn’t wanna fucking face ngannou…and rightfully so because Francis(especially the composed version who demolished stipe in the rematch who had wrestling)would have been a motherfucker for jones to deal with. Same as a prime cain Velasquez. Jones didn’t even fancy a move into that weight class until he beat Cormier the second time around(while being on steroids)and for the first time called out the mighty Brock lesnar. The fight didn’t materisalised because he got popped and got suspended. When he came back though there was no willingness to move up and face prime stipe unlike dc who stepped up despite being 5feet 10 and as chubby as you a Macdonald worker.

[@radthibideaux9978]

Nothing I love more than seeing a lad from the northwest doing well. I always rooted for Mike, I'll always root for Tom as well. His dad has the same personality as mine and our relationship is similar too, absolutely love to see it.

[@emmacurrie1091]

Warrington

[@federalgodson]

What a beautiful performance and great to have his dad there to witness it.

[@ManBat420]

I'm not British but as a MMA fan I'm still proud to have Tom as the Heavyweight Champ. Great representitive of ambassador for the sport.

[@truthhurts5438]

What the two of you have done is nothing short of amazing, both on two weeks notice, injuries which would end careers and both came home with the belts FANTASTICO.

[@WDA-]

Keep running your mouth. Jon Jones submit the new hype train first round... Remember Cane the French man?

[@__D-B__]

​@WDA- Gane got out grappled by Ngannou. He was never champ material. He only got the title fight because Ngannou left and they couldn't make the Stipe fight. Aspinall wrecks Jon Jones at this point.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@WDA- The Frenchman the entire knowledgeable world has always said was insanely overrated? Gane has toddler grappling and pillow fists. Tom beats Jones in grappling too. He's a bigger, stronger man. Just straight up more of a man than Jon is.

[@skindred1888]

​@@WDA-you get that most hype trains tend not to have a belt right ? You get that Jones came back to specifically fight the heavyweight with the worst grappling skills for a reason ? 😂😂 Bud...calm yourself down...who talks like this ? Actual get help

[@creativechimp03]

Thanks Mike for taking the time to make this video. Been digging in the garden all day putting up fence posts in the bloody awful UK weather, showered and now enjoying this fantastic content. So proud to have UK fighters like yourself and Tom represent us. No egg on full English, come on Tom… 😂

[@angadsawhney]

I love love this fired up version of Tom....everything he said is 💯

[@x3merx3mer]

36:35 THAT should've been your post fight speech! Man, that's brilliant point.

[@soutano11979]

The more I see of Tom and his dad the more I like and respect them! So happy for him and to be he’s the legit heavyweight champion, I will be very, very surprised if Jon Jones ever challenges him. Congrats on a great performance Tom just keep being you. 🙌🏻👊🏻👍🏻

[@_KaiRos-11]

I agree but, I’ll be surprised if Jones doesn’t challenge him. Jones was a heavyweight before for real and, taking off 2-3yrs just to get properly prepared for heavyweight and dominate like, he has been. Then be challenging Francois at the same time is just more of his (Jones) bullshit. Yea he’s great and been great but he’s had a size and athleticism advantage on most and experience on the rest.

[@soutano11979]

@@_KaiRos-11 I think jones in his prime would have challenged him in an instant but even his last few light heavyweight fights he wasn’t his best, gane was the perfect opponent to come back at heavyweight and also stipe with his age and lack of competition but Tom is a whole different animal and young and hungry which really makes a difference plus has not been through all the wars jones has. I would love to see them fight I just think another year or so after rehabbing injury he won’t fight Tom. I could be completely wrong only time will tell mate.

[@PlayFloyd_IN]

No other journalist or media member could pulled of this level of interview, Mike. I live in Newcastle, and yes, people in the North tend to be a lot more honest than other parts of UK, but your rapport with atleast Tom is on full display here. For his father to trust you and your audience with these details, is a testament to how much Tom respects you as a world champion.

[@rotull9361]

You did Tom dirty in the thumbnail. Lol 😂

[@modetraining2961]

😂😂😂

[@badpalsx1]

Loved listening to his dads insight. Really pulled the curtains back a bit and showed more about Tom. Really cool.

[@Squaringlikeaboxofcoinflakes]

Gotta be said Tom is a great guy but his father.. what a wonderful human being.

[@samc8183]

Love Toms attitude on the data charges. He’s so down to earth. The whole UK is behind you mate. Also credit to Toms Father. Seems like a top bloke and an even better dad. Respect.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Realistically, Tom is undisputed. It's in the word ''Undisputed.'' Not up for dispute, not being disputed. Aspinall is actively chasing after Jon's belt, while Jon is not EVER attempting a shot at Aspinall's belt. As such, Jon's title is being disputed, while Aspinall's isn't, making Aspinall the Undisputed Champ.

[@dharris1084able]

Jon's title is not being disputed he beat the brakes out of Gane which makes Jon Jones the undisputed 2 time champion. He never lost the light heavy weight.. he gave it away...

[@berkaysahin9919]

​@@dharris1084ableBut he is going for a legacy fight against Stipe, instead of unifiying his belt by going against Tom Aspinal. If the interim champ wants to fight the champ, but the champ doesn't want to, then he ducks the interim champ in my opinion.

[@teacopem]

No..

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@dharris1084able Gane is a pillow fisted toddler with zero grappling who didn't earn either of his title shots and lost both. Feed him to Almeida, Blaydes and Pavlovich. He'll be exposed and cut.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@berkaysahin9919 Exactly this. Interim champs CANNOT exist along with undisputed ones. They are ''placeholders''. The only ones the undisputed champ is allowed to fight, is the interim champ. That's literally on their own website. So they're actively breaking the rules in order to allow Jon to duck Tom. As such, Tom is undisputed, because he's the only one doing the disputing, LOL!

[@gamingshortz101]

Shout out from Cumbria England much love to all 3 gents here!!! ❤️

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Beautiful part of the country mate.

[@kavinraj4689]

Jon about to ring Bisping's doorbell and poke his other eye.

[@t.b.y.a.visceral8615]

😂😂😂

[@leedscity6881]

Brilliant 😂

[@suj1201]

Great interview! “Interim Champ” or not, I think finishing a fighter who has been steam rolling people, (6 fight finish streak) is more impressive than defeating someone coming off a loss. Tom has all the talent and mindset to be the best ever!

[@saljewsteinbergowitz]

I think most people believe in their hearts that tommy is the real champ.

[@eddieblack3058]

glad i watched this, Aspinall is growing on me every time i see him. yes ok I'm a new Aspinall fanboy.

[@chrisbaines306]

I said years ago tom is the one to watch, he lives down the road from me. Top top guy.

[@DarkPhantomSky]

Tom is absolutely right about the Jones / Stipe situation. Great guy, too.

[@starseeddeluxe]

I can't believe people are just keeping quiet about this situation. The fans need to absolutely demand Stipe vs. Aspinall. It's the easiest decision in the world. No other option makes sense. Jones needs to be stripped ASAP.

[@chris.440]

Since day 1 I saw a man who drew me in with a great attitude, the more I see him I can see the real reason is he is a great family man who is just a regular guy who just happens to be the world's greatest fighter. I feel privileged to be a fan.

[@knarftrakiul3881]

One thing I noticed about Tom is his speed and reaction time. There is no one in heavyweight that is faster

[@FatherFirst]

A huge congratulations to Tom from 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 I've been following your career, and I am really happy for your success. You are going to do incredible things in the Heavyweight division. That division is yours and I hope you get your dream fight with Jon Jones. That's such an incredible fight!!!

[@fred3831]

We’re in the Tom Aspinall era 👏🏼

[@FightingSportsMedia]

lol lets see 5 title defenses first

[@jonathanlatimer8127]

@@FightingSportsMedia no current contender beats him

[@folksurvival]

You just cursed him.

[@skindred1888]

​@@FightingSportsMedia😂😂😊 what ? The longest streak is 3...

[@lewissmith845]

Thanks for airing my question guys 👍

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Good question too mate, Andy's response was golden 😂

[@lewissmith845]

@@KingDomsKingdom85 cheers mate yea quality response and from bisping 🤣

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

@lewissmith845 haha it made me laugh geez. Hearing Andy just deadpan saying "NOOOOOO" straight away gave me a laugh.

[@colinjackson9402]

Three of the UK's finest right there. What a thoroughly entertaining interview. Thank you, all three, for making us all proud,.. in the past, present and future 🍻👏🏼👊🏼🍻

[@sampage1265]

I could have listened to this for hours and hours, fantastic interview

[@BBeowulf]

There is nobody except the most dedicated Jones fanboys (because they’re scared of what Tom would do to Jon) that wants to see Stipe Vs Jones. I didn’t wanna see it before this fight, nvm now. UFC have the chance to create a megastar here and they are holding up his career for guys who are retiring and will only make them money for one more fight. It doesn’t make sense for anyone.

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Absolutely nailed that mate.

[@paulgal]

It makes sense for Dana white that will make him millions . But yeah most fans probably would rather see jones vs tom

[@ddandymann]

@@paulgal It would make a lot of money for one fight and then nothing going forwards, letting Tom fight and beat both of them creates a star that can make the UFC millions for years to come.

[@MMABones]

What mega star did the ufc created? All the big name celebrities who were invited by Dana came to the show because they were promised a massive star fight in Jones who just did one million ppv buys in his last fight and a 12 million dollar gate. Jones vs Gane ticket sold out during fight week and Jones vs Stipe was trending to be sold out come fight week as well as MSG was not a big enough venue compare to Las Vegas. Jones and Connor have the highest ticket price in the industry. The cheapest sit in the Jones vs Stipe fight is 1200 dollars while the highest ticket is 100k dollars. The cheapest ticket price had to be slash because Jones was not fighting. If Tom was such a huge star, why the price slash?

[@BBeowulf]

@@paulgal it doesn’t though. If Tom beats Stipe and Jones he’s a superstar anyway and will pull in massive money for years. Stipe and Jones will only pull in money for that one fight and I don’t think it will be as big as the UFC thinks it is, nobody cares about it and the fans see through it. They wanna build it as the heavyweight GOAT Vs the GOAT but they’ve both barely fought in years and Stipe is coming off a knockout loss from 3 years ago… They’re only doing it because he wants to say Jones is the GOAT and that he would’ve beaten Ngannou but they could do that with Tom too and if they make Stipe Vs Tom first and then Stipe wins, not only do they get an extra fight from Stipe, they’ve made the Stipe Vs Jones fight big and interesting again. Jones Vs Stipe only makes sense for Jon Jones and Stipe. Nobody else.

[@MikeHansen1970]

One of the most talented fighters, brings a complete skill set that for the most part is lacking in the heavyweight, there may be some guys who hit slightly harder, there may be some who grapple slightly better, but there is nobody who brings those qualities together like Aspinall, at HW. I was leaning toward Sergei, had seemed very 'scary' to quote what you guys were saying. Clearly Tom more than rose to the occasion. Very happy, was a great card, and this was, for me, the highlight. Well deserved for a fellow who seems like a nice down to earth guy.

[@P.a.r.a.d.o.x]

Keep pushing

[@davidhunt4307]

That look Tom and his dad look at each other they know what they’re thinking and going to say absolutely beautiful

[@michaelsmyth5877]

Love the recognition Andy is getting

[@brianconneely5920]

I love Tom Some man This is one of the best Mike interviews ive watched. Tom and his Dad are two absolute gentlemen

[@user-zm9xf7mo4p]

I think it's time we start talking about toms power because those punches didn't even land flush

[@brandonharwick2437]

Great interview. Bisping always good and Tom is well put together and hope the best for him in the future 🍀 Amazing talent and having Dad be there, priceless!!

[@olliedeaney8740]

Let them undo their own Legacy’s Tom. It’ll say more when you look back in ten years than begging Jon for a fight he clearly doesn’t want

[@candid4463]

Great interview. I'm not sure if Mike was promoting the Gane fight for the UFC but I got that feeling, he didn't have much of an answer for why not Stipe.

[@BasedGod2K]

What a beast, future of the Heavyweight Division. Absolute class act, well played Tom. You're going to be king for a long time

[@716Video]

There's other beasts out there. Within the next 2-3 years they'll be making their way to the ufc.

[@Visceralreality]

LOL he won one fight... LOL you casuals are hilarious.

[@markdavis8430]

We need to shout out Andy Aspinall for raising and coaching a superb human and a great fighter 👌

[@10millimeterpeter]

No game plan. He took what Sergei gave him and ran straight through the man

[@TJ-tj3rn]

Lol he didn’t take that flush from Serg, tom has great reflexes and head movement he moved just enough. if that was flush tom would be out

[@716Video]

Tom is so lucky Ngannou left the ufc. He'd get knocked unconscious by him. Prolly wouldn't wake up for an hour lol.

[@7dudeo]

Ngannou wouldn't land shit on Tom

[@JohnCormac-l1i]

@@716VideoTom would maul francis

[@skindred1888]

​@@716VideoFrancis is just crazy strong...that's it. All he's ever been. If he was born into any other body size...he wouldn't be in the ufc

[@BipolarPrincesss]

Love to see Tom being a lot more confident nowadays, I remember when he was coming up and saying he wanted to take it slow and not rush, but he seems to be much happier with it now, good lad!

[@Bigbuggin]

He didn't want to be some kind of hype train from the UK

[@MMA4LIFE33]

This would be so much better if it was actually LIVE and not much editing out part of the conversation!

[@TheCraigy83]

Northern English need editing sometimes 😆, paddy would be still popular if his people told him hes too 90iq to be spreading his opinions on things .

[@mrwilson7769]

TBH Tom deserves everything he gets , it’s nice to see his dad has trained him since a kid even gave up work to train Tom full time then to see him ko the scariest man in ufc and win ufc gold is amazing, something that so many great ufc fighters don’t reach 🙏🏻💪🏻🇬🇧

[@spudwin]

Great to see Tom with his dad at length! I’m as invested in them both as I am in his career, well done to you all🎉

[@Le_Petomane]

Its quite sweet that, when his dad let his nickname slip. Dont know if it was "tumble" or " Tom boy" but it reminds me of my old man. Good interview all round, much like Tom's skills.

[@UFCfan.]

When a father is dedicated to his child ❤️

[@sike44]

Great chat Mike. Tom & his old man make you proud to be British.

[@isaacpepper5224]

Andy Aspinall what a man! that's how you should represent yourself, John fury should take notes😂

[@Shrnirpledorp]

we need people like John fury he’s boxings only piece of entertainment

[@isaacpepper5224]

its not entertainment its just embarrasing and cringe @@Shrnirpledorp

[@MrAllen1994]

Without John Fury boxing would be so boring. We all love John fury. He is the best!

[@roughcutmma]

Tom's completely right. Both recent LHW champs relinquished their titles when they got injured. There's no reason Jones shouldn't do the same.

[@toddjohnson5176]

Phenomenal show as always Master bisping. It is so good to see Tom at the top of his game and the champion of the world! His father is an inspiration as well. It's awesome to see this happen to someone who is so kind. Congratulations champ! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@joanneshepard5449]

I Totally agree with Tom Aspinall, his dad is so cool :)

[@DanShvons]

Loving this more assertive Tom. Fuck Gane get that Stipe fight then smash Jones. Great interview Mike.

[@ShallowDepression]

What a unit & he's ours 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@PaulLaith-ke5wu]

Gentleman and beast all in one 💪🏼

[@MMABones]

How is Tom Aspinall a gentleman? He was one and one in his last two fight. Was gifted and interim title because Dana White can't risk putting Gane in there with Sergie and having Gane win. Then procceed to deny Gane a shot out of revenge while saying Gane should fight Almedia, knowing fully well that Gane will loose that fight. Decided to call out a fighter who is coming off a loss, Tai tuivasa who is a very easy match up for him. Saying the greatest fighter of all time Jon Jones should be stripped of his belt because he got injured. If that is your idea of a gentleman, you better check your standards. That is a cocky entitled brat to me.

[@Richard-uv4od]

@@MMABonescry more

[@skindred1888]

​@@MMABoneswhat ? 😂😂 Buddy...wtf are you talking about ? 😂😂😂

[@andymcvey6342]

Love Tom , he’s been my favourite fighter in the Ufc for a while and will be till he hangs it up!awesome humble down to earth guy who deserves every bit of success he gets

[@earljohnson2676]

Great interview. I really like this kid n liked him when he first came into the UFC . I’m big goon like him and I noticed his speed and agility and that’s a huge advantage. I was a speedy agile compared to most guys who are just strong but slow you know what I mean . Sure they can do damage but the athletic ability will take you higher on whatever sport you compete in

[@Richardtollerton]

He's all class isn't he, the more you hear him talk the more you can't help but like Tom. So excited to see what he does in the future.

[@LoveHeartSoulUnited]

Amazing story, can tell how proud Andy is. He could sit and talk about his son until his last breath.

[@MURKYDEEP]

He's such a great role model for young men. And being a northern englishman, i'm very proud ❤😊

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Good job 😊 Be proud. Alot of people forget that Englands smaller than Florida. So to have 2 of the top guys IS cool. It's good for the sport and good for the guys and girls over there.

[@MURKYDEEP]

@@realMaverickBuckley we've always punched above our weight. . .

[@ComplexWork]

I’ve had those back spasms Tom is talking about. They definitely disable you from doing anything. Props to him for fighting through it

[@casualscorner]

So cool to hear Andy speak about Tom's training growing up this is the most detail I've heard of it. Goes to training with Tyson before he fights the GOAT boxer and Peter ends up bringing him on as a full time partner after just one session. Skill level is freakish.

[@TheBurstlimet]

God damn I know Bisping works for the UFC but he needs to stop being such a company guy. Tom is speaking straight facts regarding Jones still being the undisputed champ even though he's out for a year and also about Gane trying to jump the line now that Tom has the belt when he was previously ducking him. It's all well and good to play devils avocado but at a certain point you need to call a spade a spade

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Racist!!! 😂

[@ddandymann]

'devils avocado' Don't know if that was deliberate or not but that made me crack up.

[@BRAINFxck10]

No, Tom doesn’t call the shots he’s just the new guy. Bisping was the one speaking facts Stipe vs Tom doesn’t do anything for the UFC, Jon is still the man, Tom derailed a sloppy hypetrain good for him but he hasn’t won the real belt so he doesn’t have that leverage.

[@ddandymann]

@@BRAINFxck10 And what does having a retirement fight between two aging legends do for the UFC in the long run? Nothing, it makes them a lot of money for a one off fight at the cost of killing the division and reducing revenue in the long run. Having Tom fight Stipe and then Jones builds his star power and can turn him into the sort of money maker that GSP was in his prime. I'll remind you that Jon doesn't call the shots either, Dana does, and Dana will always do what's makes the most money.

[@TheBurstlimet]

@@BRAINFxck10 I understand where you’re coming from but don’t you think that Tom deserves the opportunity to fight Jon? Regardless of if you think Sergi was a hype job or not the UFC put an interim title on the line and Tom did the business, therefore his next fight should be against the man currently holding the full title. They did pretty much the same thing when Robert Whittaker was the interim champion and they pursed the GSP vs Bisping fight regardless of Rob having a belt or not but when they found out that GSP wasn’t returning they immediately promoted Rob to undisputed. I don’t think they should just promote Tom but I believe that if Jon is going to be out for an extend period of time they should strip him and allow Tom to fight whoever they want for the undisputed title, we’ve seen them do the same thing with the two previous light heavyweight champs in the last twelve months alone and I think it’s a bit dumb that Jon doesn’t have to play by the same rules for whatever reason. I’ve been very disinterested in the Jones vs Stipe fight from the beginning though so I might be a little more biased towards Toms point of view then others 🤷‍♂️

[@teddywiggles8254]

Tom is lucky to have Bisping as a friend! Bisping seems like a good soul.

[@discoshrew7403]

Happens to the best of us lol. Pulled my back closing a window once when I’d just got home from the gym lol

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

Pulled mine getting out of bed one morning myself mate 😂, father time waits for no man lol.

[@skindred1888]

at my peak fitness level, after a day of fairly light deadlifts, nothing to hard....sneezed whilst doing a shit and pulled my back. Wiping my arse was so damn hard 😂

[@davegoodwin1950]

I RECKON YOU DID HIM A MASSIVE FAVOUR BISPING WITH THE LITTLE TALK YOU HAD WITH HIM ABOUT PUTTING THE FIGHT INTO PERSPECTIVE. TELLING HIM ITS NOT TWO WEEKS OF FIGHT CAMP, ITS ABOUT THE MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK ETC

[@teacopem]

Woops, capslock, careful

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

When bisping said "Oh my werd,BABY BOY" I felt that

[@CharlieWhite000]

Okey buddey oh my werd baby boy

[@hombreleon]

30:15 “No, I don’t watch that little squirt”. 😂😂😂 Tom asked if he’s seen Henry Cejudo’s comments.

[@fidiisgate4545]

Was watching the Francis and Cyril fight earlier today, Cyril really is no where near as fast as Tom.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Turn that fear into Ninja like Abilities. With your body & mind! *BTW Tom's interview with Nina was hilarious. This is great too. I love the support Bisping has for Tom, & his dad is awesome. It's really cool to see the honesty about Pavlovich being a scary human being. You'd have to be a soulless robot to not feel that. Much respect to all of you guy's. I genuinely believe that Tom Aspinall is the most capable talent in MMA. The one most capable of beating Jon Jones.

[@bencarignan2711]

They made back to back lhw champs give up the strap so the division could move on. The UFC established that precedent themselves. Jon should be urged(forced) to vacate.

[@ymb9shinzou743]

I believe they both volunteered to vacate. I think Jon should be able to hold it considering who he is, and if I'm Tom there's no sweeter way to become undisputed than prying it from the hands of the greatest fighter who ever lived.

[@okay1775]

Jon Jones has earned it

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

They both *CHOSE* to give it up, and all us fans massively respect their attitude towards it... proper martial artists.

[@teacopem]

Omg they didn't make them they chose to geeze

[@KingDomsKingdom85]

@@teacopem exactly geez!!! Its completely different, massively in fact.

[@para.]

Tom is Like Khabib of heavyweight division so humble and down to earth yet so skilled at every aspect of the game true people's champ!!!

[@deucey89]

We love ya tommy

[@JordanLR]

This is the better way to interview people rather than have them randomly join the podcast mid way through a discussion

[@gamingshortz101]

TOM ASPINALL IS THE FUCKING MAN 💪💪💪💪

[@irishkid_G]

Huge Aspinall fan. Fantastic talent. Can't wait to see where this takes him next. Would love to see him and Jones tbh. One can wish :)

[@scom5918]

Feel for Tom. Having just won gold to basically be then told you’ll have to wait a minimum of 18 months for a shot against stipe or Jones and even then it’s not guaranteed. For someone with a desire to be the greatest must be frustrating

[@MMABones]

There is nothing to feel sorry for about him. He was not the number 1 or 2 ranked guy. The only reason he got the shot for an interim title against Sergie is because Jones has already beat the Gane who was ranked higher than Tom. The fact that Tom is being ungrateful and calling for Jones to be stripped is one of the most click and disrespectful things i have seen in awhile.

[@scom5918]

Fair point about the rankings but it was the UFC who asked Tom to step in for the interim. Otherwise why not have it as a number 1 contender fight? They needed Tom in that moment as I guarantee he was the only one who would accept against Sergei that short notice. So, they owe him one for sure

[@lawranceprasad2059]

Hell yeah Tom! awesome to hear from Andy as well love it!!!

[@mikemorris3608]

The soon to be GOAT

[@xtoz1779]

😂😂😂

[@P.a.r.a.d.o.x]

​@@xtoz1779whats funny

[@FinnMMA]

not soon lmao and only HW GOAT lmao if thats ever even happens lol

[@P.a.r.a.d.o.x]

@@FinnMMA there is no one stopping him, name one person?

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

3 Years he can surpass HW GOAT accolades. 5 Years he can be an all time GOAT. Remember, 265 title defenses count for literally double any other title defenses.

[@suezebeats]

Bisping needs to interview Stipe and get his opinion. I bet Stipe is down to fight Aspinall then that'll surface and Dana will give the ppl what they want. Lets go Bisping!

[@westsidera97]

Tom is the version of Andy if he had the powers of Shazam 😅

[@brianconneely5920]

Man, Mike always does the best interviews Tom is the next MAN His Dad seems to be such a good balanced influence

[@drazendukat4013]

So proud of Tom how he was stern and stood his ground! Him fighting Cyril has absolutey nothing to do with ego, it's utter god damn nonsense! Him defending an interim title is absolutely ridiculous and makes a mockery of the purpose of the interim title! Have Stipe and Jones fight their little legacy bullcrap fight and let's move on with the division! If you don't want to face the best and toughest in the world then you are not fighting for the god damn title! Don't care if it's Jones or Stipe or Jesus Tapdancing Christ!

[@ABVW92]

Andy is so overlooked as a coach, but the man has a wealth of knowledge, and has the right mindset for training, getting hurt is bad, but being too comfortable is just as bad... The team he has crafted to train Tom, and the level that he and the other HW fighters he is training with have achieved speaks a testament to his skill as a coach. Keep on working hard, both of you, you should be very proud of eachother, and here's to a long run as UFC HW champion of the world.

[@Rooster....]

Brilliant! Love it and love your friendship with big Tom