While Tom
Aspinall
respects Stipe
Miocic
, he doesn’t want the veteran to stall his way to a title
shot.

Miocic was originally scheduled to challenge Jon Jones for
the heavyweight title at UFC 295 in November 2023 before an injury
forced “Bones” out of the event. Aspinall stepped up for a
short-notice interim title fight against Sergei
Pavlovich
on the same card, where he knocked out the Russian in
the first round.

Aspinall initially called for Jones to be stripped off his title.
“Honey Badger” later changed track and has been calling for a title
unification matchup against Jones when “Bones” is ready to return
to the Octagon. However, Jones remains adamant on fighting Miocic
on his return, and the promotion also seems keen on preserving the
matchup, which is rumored for New York in November. Awaiting his
shot at undisputed gold, Aspinall defended his interim strap with a
first-round KO win over Curtis
Blaydes
in the co-main event at UFC 304
in Manchester last month.

While Aspinall has been respectful to both veterans while making
his own case for a title unifier, he has now called for Miocic to
be ousted from the picture. Aspinall noted that the 41-year-old
Miocic is coming off a brutal KO loss and hasn’t fought in over
three years. Aspinall claims fans aren’t awaiting Miocic’s return
with much eagerness. The Brit called for Miocic to be “Joe Biden’d”
from the sport, like the U.S. President’s withdrawal from the 2024
presidential election.

“Get Stipe out of there,” Miocic told TNT Sports. “Let’s be honest.
The guy is 43 [41] years old. He’s had a four-year layoff and his
last fight was a knockout loss. Granted, he’s an absolute legend in
the sport of MMA. He’s the best heavyweight ever. Like
statistically, he’s the best heavyweight ever. But the guy needs to
be pulled out of the race. The guy needs to be Joe Biden’d, mate.
He’s too old. No one’s that interested anymore. And I respect Stipe
a lot. Pull him out, stick me in. It’s right though, isn’t it? It
is right. Get Joe Biden out of there. Stick me in.”

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