The Cage Warriors production line continues to roll on with British heavyweight prospect Tom Aspinall the latest athlete from the U.K.-based promotion to make the step up to the UFC. The official Cage Warriors Twitter account announced Friday that Aspinall (7-2) was the 93rd athlete from the organization to graduate to the UFC. He follows in the footsteps of the likes of Dan Hardy, Michael Bisping, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Conor McGregor by taking his journey to the big stage via the Cage Warriors cage. A training partner of UFC middleweight Darren Till at Liverpool’s Team Kaobon gym and sparring partner for former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, Aspinall has been tipped for the top for some time.
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93 and counting: Cage Warriors’ heavyweight finisher Tom Aspinall signs with UFC – MMA Junkie