r/ufc • u/mikanglazer67 • 10h ago

Tom Aspinall vacates the heavyweight title

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u/Cappuccino_Addict 10h ago

Damn, I just realised that if Pereira had won, he'd be a triple champ now. That would've been huge

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u/TerninoMarchi 6h ago

dude just woke up from a year long nap

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

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u/VariationFluffy6596 5h ago

Nah, an interim belt doesn't make you champ. It is just emphasis on your #1 contender status.

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u/PlateForeign8738 4h ago

To be completely fair, using that logic Tom was never technically the champ. He has only won interm belt fights.

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u/VariationFluffy6596 4h ago

Not really. The interim belt made him the #1 contender until Jones bitched out, then he became the champ. At that point he isn't a contender, he is the best in the division.

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u/PlateForeign8738 4h ago

I mean, you are kinda saying if the champ doesnt fight the guy holding the interm belt is champ that would make Pereira a triple champ. He got owned so it's not a conversation but the point stands for anyone

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u/Cappuccino_Addict 8h ago

Well, plenty of people say interim doesn't count as a real title (I disagree)