Tom Aspinall confirms next fight will be on blockbuster UFC card in the United Kingdom...

Tom Aspinall's next outing will be on the UFC pay-per-view card in Manchester this summer.

The UFC was rumoured to be planning a Fight Night event in Manchester for July, but company president Dana White recently revealed it has been upgraded to a numbered show.

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"I have an English heavyweight champion and lots of other European stars, but two champs now out of England," he said, referencing to interim heavyweight champion Aspinall and undisputed welterweight king Leon Edwards.

“We’re going to England, we’re coming! I’ve got great fights lined up for the UK fans, and I’m excited to get back there.

"Literally in days [we’ll make an announcement], we’re right there working on this stuff.

"We’ve got some badass plans for England: numbered card, pay-per-view, a great one.”

Aspinall has stated his intentions to defend his belt while the UFC pushes ahead with Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic for the full world title.

The Wigan puncher has been held up by this bout for the last few months but he has now confirmed that he finally has a fight on the horizon.

In a video uploaded to his social media channels on Wednesday, Aspinall said: “Right, just back from Vegas was over there doing YouTube stuff, meetings all that stuff.

"I had a meeting with the UFC. It has now been confirmed that I am fighting on UFC Manchester so I’m back home preparing for that now.

"It’s in the early stages of training camp, I'm just waiting for my opponent to accept. So stay tuned. Keep up the socials.

"Keep up the YouTube channel and I’ll be announcing it very soon.”

Aspinall has been out of action since picking up the interim title against Sergei Pavlovich in November last year.

The 31-year-old has looked virtually unstoppable since signing with MMA's premier promotion in 2020.

Aspinall is 8-1 under the UFC banner with his only loss coming via a freak knee injury against Curtis Blaydes in July 2022.

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