Tom Aspinall would rather vacate the UFC heavyweight title than fight one top-10 contender

Tom Aspinall won’t fight his ‘friend’ Ante Delija in the UFC Before focusing on his upcoming return to action, Aspinall was supporting a teammate at UFC Paris. Former PFL title winner Ante Delija announced his arrival in style, tearing through Marcin Tybura in just over two minutes. That debut result immediately put the Croatian into the top 10 of the UFC heavyweight rankings, meaning he may only be a few wins away from a title shot. Should that come to fruition, Aspinall has no plans of facing off against him. “My friend and training partner (Delija) has just got to the UFC and he just got his first win, and now he’s in the top 10,” Aspinall said on the ShxtsnGigs Podcast. “He’s potentially like two or three wins away from a title shot. If I’d never won a title…I would feel like we would have to fight because that’s my dream. But now I’ve done it, I would be like, I’ll vacate it and he can have his time. “I wouldn’t fight him, no chance, no chance…that’s my guy.” he continued. “There’s some stuff to me that’s more important than money and titles. I’ve won the title, I’ve done that, and I’ve got a few more in me before he’s gonna be up there anyway.”