Ante Delija just recently hung around training with UFC interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall.
Delija (24-5) handles Valentin Moldavsky (12-3-1) in Thursday’s 2024 PFL 1 (ESPN2, ESPN+) centerpiece, which happens at Boeing Center in San Antonio.
The 2022 PFL heavyweight champ remained in the U.K. a number of months ago to get some operate in with Aspinall and had absolutely nothing however appreciation for him.
“I trained with Tom Aspinall before my training school,” Delija stated through an interpreter throughout the 2024 PFL 1 media day. “I was impressed with his physical strength, and likewise he’s extremely, extremely technical. His dad has actually been training him considering that he was a kid, so he should have the location where he’s in today.”
With PFL getting Bellator, Delija has a lot of brand-new alternatives for challengers– specifically after completing in 2 rematches currently with the PFL.
“Of course I’m anticipating brand-new faces,” Delija stated. “I’m in my prime, and I wish to battle as numerous finest competitors as I can get in my method.”
You can enjoy the complete media day with Delija in the video above.
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