Ryan Bader, Bellator heavyweight champion, gave advice to the interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
“It's quite a difficult situation. You have an interim title, but you want something real, a fight for the current championship belt. After winning the interim title, you are forced to wait for the return of two legends, Stipe and Jones, who have the ability to choose their fights. At this stage, either of them could retire and I think they deserve to have this fight. What would I do if I were Tom? I think I would wait. If he fights, will he be putting the interim title on the line? How's that? Has this already happened? I don't know. If he loses, he'll lose his chance to fight Jones or Stipe. You believe in yourself and that you can beat these guys, and then you lose that chance. If I were him, I would continue to train and wait for this opportunity. At the end of the day, you want to make as much money as possible, and there are too many variables.”
