Tom Aspinall to unleash full fury of ‘disturbed spirit’ on Marcin Tybura at UFC London

TOM ASPINALL plans to unleash the full fury of his “disturbed spirit” on Marcin Tybura at UFC London.

The Atherton Assassin questioned whether he would ever step into the octagon ever again following a freak knee injury.

Tom Aspinall suffered heartbreak as he picked up a freak injury just seconds into his UFC London fight

Things went badly wrong for the 30-year-old at the O2 Arena in London on July 23 against Curtis Blaydes.

After an innocuous early exchange, he dropped to the floor in agony with a knee injury and the fight was waved off after just 15 SECONDS.

Ahead of UFC London on Saturday July 22, he said: “I feel unsettled. That’s a good word. I don’t feel myself really. My spirit is disturbed.

“I was on a win streak for so long, now that’s broken I feel like I’ve got a lot to prove to everybody, especially myself.

“I want to come back and show myself I’m still the future UFC heavyweight champion and I know I can do that. I can’t wait for it.”

Aspinall reached rock bottom after suffering that first UFC loss.

But the setback has turned him into a new animal as he plans to reclaim an iron grip on the heavyweight division.

From his diet to his training, every step has been meticulously planned and monitored to ensure a cinematic return.

He added: “It was pretty depressing. Not being able to walk and being in a lot of pain will make you pretty miserable and that’s what it was.

“But I really decided that I absolutely love this sport, I’m so passionate about it.

“My whole life for the course of 15 years has been propelled towards it, everything going in the same line to where I am now.

“I’ve cut a lot of stuff out that I didn’t need because I really want to fulfil my potential of being UFC heavyweight champion.

“Anything that I don’t need, that’s not helping me do that is gone.

“Anything that tries to get in the way of that in any aspect is going to dropped really quick.”

UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ASPINALL vs. TYBURA tickets go on sale from 10:00 a.m. BST on Friday, May 26 via AXS and Ticketmaster