{"id":437102,"date":"2022-03-20T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=437102"},"modified":"2022-03-20T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:54:11","slug":"tom-aspinall-speaks-on-ufc-london-win-over-alexander-volkov-it-couldnt-have-gone-any-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tom-aspinall-speaks-on-ufc-london-win-over-alexander-volkov-it-couldnt-have-gone-any-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Aspinall speaks on UFC London win over Alexander Volkov: \u201cIt couldn\u2019t have gone any better\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Aspinall made quite the statement at UFC London.<\/p>\n

This past Saturday (March 19), Aspinall and Alexander Volkov shared the Octagon inside The O2 Arena. While this was expected to be Aspinall’s toughest test to date, he made it look all too easy. Aspinall got his opponent to the ground and secured the first-round submission<\/a> via straight armlock.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters during the UFC London post-fight press conference, Tom Aspinall said everything went according to plan (h\/t MMAFighting.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt couldn\u2019t have gone any better. That was the ideal performance. I truly thought I was gonna go five rounds. To get a guy like Volkov \u2014 who has been finished twice [in the UFC] \u2014 out of there in the first round, just shows credit to my finishing ability. My finishing ability is highest of the high level.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c[It was] everything I dreamed of and more. Unbelievable. I see a lot of media and s*** like that, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s gonna feel the pressure when he fights in front of a crowd. Oh, he\u2019s gonna feel the pressure with Volkov who is a veteran.\u2019 Other people might feel the pressure. Other people are not me. I\u2019m different.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With the win over Volkov, Aspinall has now extended his winning streak to eight. He hasn’t lost a fight since May 2016 when he was disqualified against Lukasz Parobiec due to an illegal downward elbow.<\/p>\n

Aspinall has beaten the likes of Volkov, Andrei Arlovski, Sergey Spivak, and Jake Collier in his UFC run. Aspinall has gone 5-0 under the UFC banner. After his win at UFC London, Aspinall respectfully called out Tai Tuivasa.<\/p>\n

As for Volkov, he’s suffered the second loss in his last three fights. He will also fall in the UFC heavyweight rankings. He held the sixth spot going into the bout with Aspinall, who was ranked number 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Aspinall made quite the statement at UFC London. This past Saturday (March 19), Aspinall and Alexander Volkov shared the Octagon inside The O2 Arena. While this was expected to be Aspinall’s toughest test to date, he made it look all too easy. Aspinall got his opponent to the ground and secured the first-round submission […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54476,"featured_media":437106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[83066,39610,20218],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nTom Aspinall speaks on UFC London win over Alexander Volkov: \u201cIt couldn\u2019t have gone any better\u201d | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tom Aspinall has punched his ticket to the top 10, and possibly top 5 heavyweight rankings. 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