There were no inconclusive results this time in UFC 304 why [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] avenged his loss to [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] definitively.
After Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) blew out his knee in a 15-second injury TKO loss to Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in July 2022, the pair got back together for the interim belt on Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
This time it was Aspinall who came away with his hand raised for a knockout in just 60 seconds, achieving a rare interim title defense under the UFC banner. Now he hopes to challenge the winner of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for the undisputed belt, but whether that will happen remains to be seen.
Check out the main reactions from X (formerly Twitter) to Aspinall’s victory over Blaydes at UFC 304 below.
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Mike Bohn
Tom Aspinall recovers! Closes Curtis Blaydes at the beginning of the first round to make a rare interim defense of the UFC title. #UFC304
-Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) July 28, 2024
Ben Askren
Damn, why can’t we see Jones vs Aspinall?
– Funky (@Benaskren) July 28, 2024
Alan Jouban
Tom is the baddest man on the planet! Jones is the GOAT. This is the way. #ufc304
-Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 28, 2024
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Henry Cejudo
Quick work from Tom! It moves like a lightweight! #UFC304
-Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) July 28, 2024
Dillon Danis
Tom Aspinall is a beast
-Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) July 28, 2024
Dan Ige
I’m glad I didn’t have to intervene against the spinal
-Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) July 28, 2024
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michael carrol
Tom Aspinall entered his fight in #UFC304 with the shortest average UFC fight time in history (min. 5 fights) and does it in 60 seconds.
-Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) July 28, 2024
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This article was originally published on MMA Junkie: UFC 304 social media reactions: Tom Aspinall’s 60-second submission of Curtis Blaydes leads to calls for Jon Jones
