With Jon Jones no longer in the title picture, Alexander Volkov is ready to capitalize.
After holding the heavyweight division hostage for two years, ‘Bones’ walked away from the sport in June. As a result, Tom Aspinall was promoted from interim titleholder to undisputed champion and has since vowed to be something the weight class hasn’t seen for a long time — a fighting champion.
But if Volkov gets his way, Aspinall’s reign at the top will be a short one.