{"id":299134,"date":"2023-11-12T17:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T17:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299134"},"modified":"2023-11-12T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T17:26:45","slug":"how-hulking-18-stone-tom-aspinall-crafted-his-6ft-4in-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/how-hulking-18-stone-tom-aspinall-crafted-his-6ft-4in-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"How hulking 18-stone Tom Aspinall crafted his 6ft 4in frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Listening to his nutritionist, focusing on rest and pulling off the exercises other men his size simply can&#8217;t&#8230; how hulking 18-stone Tom Aspinall crafted his 6ft 4in frame to become heavyweight superstar ahead of UFC 295 clash with Sergei Pavlovich<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>British star Tom Aspinall will compete for the UFC heavyweight title on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ahead of the fight, Mail Sport takes a look at his stunning body transformation\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight details out THIS WEEK: Listen to The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Saturday, UFC star Tom Aspinall will look to become the third British champion in the organisation&#8217;s history when he takes on Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.<\/p>\n<p>The Brit, who believes Pavlovich is the most dangerous fighter in the UFC, accepted the bout on just two-and-a-half weeks notice &#8211; after fellow heavyweight\u00a0Jon Jones was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be Aspinall&#8217;s first title fight in the UFC and will mark the culmination of his hard-work over the years, since making his debut in the organisation back in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, fans have witnessed Aspinall&#8217;s thrilling performances, his struggles with injury set-backs and the incredible body transformation he&#8217;s embarked on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And so, here, <span>Mail Sport<\/span> takes a look at the impressive change in physique for the British star ahead of his heavyweight title fight at UFC 295.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77604477-12729751-image-a-24_1699535792777.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77605091-12729751-image-a-25_1699535792880.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>UFC star Tom Aspinall has been on an incredible journey since making his debut in 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77605249-12729751-image-a-26_1699536127840.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The British fighter will take on Sergei Pavlovich for the UFC heavyweight title on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall&#8217;s UFC debut came back in July 2020, when he faced off with\u00a0Jake Collier in the fourth and final UFC Fight Island event\u00a0on Yas Island.<\/p>\n<p>In the pictures taken prior to the fight, Aspinall sported a long, curly hair-style and scaled 251lb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The heavyweight prospect certainly caught the attention of UFC chiefs after dismantling his opponent within the first minute of their fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A brutal knee to the body followed by a clean striking combination sent his counterpart to the canvas and earned the Brit his first UFC win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While many in the UFC may have been surprised by Aspinall&#8217;s impressive stand-up skills, those who followed him would have known of his training with Tyson Fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall has been a long-time sparring partner for the Gypsy King and was recently in camp with the boxer to help prepare for his fight with MMA star Francis Ngannou.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the skills honed during training with Fury, Aspinall has gone on to have a flourishing career within the UFC and has picked up six wins from his seven bouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After defeating Collier with ease, Aspinall went on a five-fight win-streak, which saw him triumph over the likes of Alexander Volkov and Sergei Spivac.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/09\/77604899-12729751-Aspinall_has_been_a_long_term_training_partner_for_British_heavy-m-1_1699609240543.jpg\" height=\"630\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall has been a long-term training partner for British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury (R)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77604897-12729751-image-a-27_1699536146896.jpg\" height=\"631\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall (second from left) looked a different person when training with Fury back in the day<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall had seemed destined for a run to the top of the heavyweight division and, to solidify that, was matched up with UFC veteran Curtis Blaydes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall and Blaydes headlined the highly-anticipated Fight Night card in July last year however things did not go to plan for the Brit after he suffered a nasty injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He underwent after suffering a torn MCL, torn meniscus and some ACL damage just seconds into his headline clash with Blaydes.<\/p>\n<p>He made his return a year later, facing Marcin Tybura in July, and weighed a career-heaviest 258lb but looked ripped and ready for his comeback bout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that fight, he exclusively revealed to <span>Mail Sport<\/span> how he had used his lay-off and recovery time to chase marginal gains and improve his fitness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Training is a small percentage of being an athlete. You&#8217;re only going to be spending three or four hours a day in the gym, as a heavyweight at least&#8217;, Aspinall exclusively explained to Mail Sport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77604995-12729751-image-a-28_1699536155236.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall sufferd a torn meniscus during the opening minute of his fight with Curtis Blaydes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77604993-12729751-image-a-29_1699536168111.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The injury meant Aspinall was sidelined for a year, however he used that time to fine-tune his training regime and assess his diet<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That means there&#8217;s 20 hours left in a day that you need to still be focused as well. Are you going to the chippy every night? Having a beer? Staying up until 2-3am every night with the iPhone?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Are you doing everything right, making sure you get the right rest, stretching? It&#8217;s something I&#8217;m still getting to grips with and still learning&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall stands at 6ft 5in tall with hardly an ounce of fat to be seen on his hulking frame.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He went on: &#8216;For me the diet and all that stuff comes into play more with recovery, I want to put the right stuff in my body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is all stuff that I&#8217;ve learned &#8211; I&#8217;ve been dieting now for quite some time &#8211; but since my injury, I recovered so much better by listening to my nutritionist, pushing my body when it needs to be pushed, not just every day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77605247-12729751-image-a-30_1699536182630.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall has won six of his seven UFC fights and will be looking to extend that on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/13\/77605241-12729751-image-a-31_1699536191286.jpg\" height=\"791\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall now boasts a toned yet bulking figure as he prepares for his UFC title shot<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Taking care outside the gym is something I&#8217;ve only learned over the last couple of years. Before I thought it was just about training. It&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I train regardless of if I have a fight or not because I&#8217;m a martial artist but also an athlete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t have much else to do to be honest, I live and breathe this sport, the hobbies, nothing else takes up my time. I train, spent time with my kids and rest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been taking rest a lot more seriously than I was before as well. Since the injury, I&#8217;ve been more aware that my body needs to rest, I need to make sure I eat the right stuff, massages, physio and all that kind of stuff.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Inside the gym, Aspinall has also been focusing on the small gains, pulling off the excercises most men his size simply cannot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Men&#8217;s Health earlier this year, he said: &#8216;\u2018 lot of big guys, especially my size being like 6ft 5in and 120kg, just can&#8217;t do pull-ups, and I think it&#8217;s ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve got some training partners and they just straight up refuse to even try pull-ups because it&#8217;s a lot of weight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But if you can pull your own bodyweight up and down, you should be able to pull someone else&#8217;s body just as easily.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/12\/77649177-12729751-image-a-8_1699619594258.jpg\" height=\"719\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aspinall has been dieting constantly in an attempt to get into the perfect shape for his bout<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/12\/77649175-12729751-image-a-11_1699619614551.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The UFC heavyweight has spoken about getting his preparation right inside and out of the gym<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/12\/77649173-12729751-image-a-12_1699619617819.jpg\" height=\"760\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has spoken about the importance of certain exercises &#8211; 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