Tom Aspinall is in New York this week for the UFC 309 title fight. He has plenty of reasons to be there. Officially, the UFC tapped the interim champion as a backup fighter for the heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), who hasn’t fought since he won the belt in March 2023, and former champ Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC), who hasn’t fought since he lost the title in March 2021.
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