Tom Aspinall was willing to fight anyone, but when push came to shove, said Curtis Blaydes was the only one who reciprocated those feelings to the UFC. Since Manchester was revealed as the UFC 304 location, fight fans have expected to see an Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) fight announcement associated with the July 27 card. Thursday, UFC CEO Dana White officially announced the bout , and Aspinall’s opponent, Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). “I’m in a bit of a strange conundrum with my division,” Aspinall said in a video posted to his YouTube channel shortly after the announcement. “Usually, when the champ is coming back, the interim would obviously usually fight the champ. Jon Jones is holding sh*t up.