Current UFC interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, is scheduled to defend the substitute strap against No. 4-ranked Curtis Blaydes in the upcoming UFC 304 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, locked and loaded for Sat., July 27, 2024 at Co-op Live in Manchester.
Blaydes stepped up after former title challenger, Ciryl Gane, passed on the opportunity to shoot a new movie.
“Well, I learned a new word that describes Ciryl Gane perfectly,” Aspinall told Submission Radio. “He’s a thespian. Ciryl Gane’s a thespian these days. Is that the right word? That means an actor, right? That means like someone who’s into acting.”
The 34 year-old Gane, who already has multiple film and television roles to his credit, will instead compete at UFC Paris in September.
“So he’s thinking, ‘F**k this MMA stuff. I’m going to go and be the French Arnold Schwarzenegger here. I’m going to crack on with that.’ Fair play to Ciryl, though,” Aspinall said in a separate interview with The Mac Life. “Good luck to him. I’ve got nothing against Ciryl. Right now, he’s being an actor, and I wish him all the best in that. I do wish him luck with it. No, I probably won’t watch it. No hard feelings against Ciryl. I’m not trying to throw him under the bus or anything. I respect him. I respect what he’s doing.”
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