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Josh Hokit believes Tom Aspinall should be stripped of his Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title.
Aspinall (15-3) hasn’t fought since his first title defense against Ciryl Gane ended in a no-contest due to a double eye poke by Gane at UFC 320 last October. Gane (13-2) is now scheduled to fight Alex Pereira (13-3) for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House: Freedom 250 on June 14. Hokit (9-0) is also booked to trade leather in a heavyweight tilt against Derrick Lewis (29-13.)
Hokit believes Gane and Pereira should be fighting for the undisputed title instead of an interim one. Having recently instigated a one-sided beef with Pereira, Hokit wants to fight the Brazilian next. Considering Aspinall’s claims of being unable to drive due to the seriousness of his eye injury, Hokit doubts the Englishman will return anytime soon. “The Incredible Hok” accuses Aspinall of holding up the division with his “theatrics.”
“To get the division moving again, Pereira and Gane should be for the heavyweight championship,” Hokit told UFC on Paramount Plus. “And then I’ll fight [Pereira] next after I beat Derrick Lewis… You got [Tom Aspinall] claiming that he's blind now. Saying that he can't practice, he can't even drive. Then all of a sudden he's saying he's going to come back. Just choose one or the other at this point. I think the division is being held up with his theatrics or whatever he's doing, his tactics.”
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Aspinall (15-3) hasn’t fought since his first title defense against Ciryl Gane ended in a no-contest due to a double eye poke by Gane at UFC 320 last October. Gane (13-2) is now scheduled to fight Alex Pereira (13-3) for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House: Freedom 250 on June 14. Hokit (9-0) is also booked to trade leather in a heavyweight tilt against Derrick Lewis (29-13.)
Hokit believes Gane and Pereira should be fighting for the undisputed title instead of an interim one. Having recently instigated a one-sided beef with Pereira, Hokit wants to fight the Brazilian next. Considering Aspinall’s claims of being unable to drive due to the seriousness of his eye injury, Hokit doubts the Englishman will return anytime soon. “The Incredible Hok” accuses Aspinall of holding up the division with his “theatrics.”
“To get the division moving again, Pereira and Gane should be for the heavyweight championship,” Hokit told UFC on Paramount Plus. “And then I’ll fight [Pereira] next after I beat Derrick Lewis… You got [Tom Aspinall] claiming that he's blind now. Saying that he can't practice, he can't even drive. Then all of a sudden he's saying he's going to come back. Just choose one or the other at this point. I think the division is being held up with his theatrics or whatever he's doing, his tactics.”
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