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Michael Bisping makes bold claim about Tom Aspinall: ‘I don’t think Jon Jones can hold a candle to him’

Former undisputed middleweight champion, Michael Bisping has heaped praise on his compatriot, Tom Aspinall following his victory at UFC London over the weekend – claiming heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones, could “hold a candle” to the Atherton native ahead of a potential fight.

Aspinall, who turned in his sixth Octagon victory over the course of the weekend in the main event of UFC Fight Night London over the weekend, defeating Polish veteran, Marcin Tybura with a first round TKO win in his return to active competition.

Following the publication of the latest rankings update to boot, Aspinall has been placed at number five in the official heavyweight pile

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And off the back of his stoppage win over Tybura in the capital, Aspinall called for a heavyweight title fight with Jones in the future – once he takes care of a title eliminator against the winner of an upcoming UFC Paris headliner between Ciryl Gane and past-foe, Sergei Spivak.