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Tom Aspinall has never been out of the second round during his 18-3 MMA career. The UFC heavyweight champion’s opponents keep saying they are going to drag him into ‘deep water’. No one has managed to do that yet. In fact, Tom Aspinall has finished his last three fights by KO in a combined time of just 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Ciryl Gane is the latest fighter who will try to take the Englishman into the latter rounds, but he’s been warned that’s not a good idea ahead of their UFC 321 main event on Saturday night. Phil De Fries previews UFC 321 KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries is one of Tom Aspinall’s main sparring partners. The 39-year-old is also one of the few men who have seen the UFC superstar in ‘deep water’. De Fries has warned Ciryl Gane it’s not a place he wants to be with Aspinall at UFC 321 this weekend. “Mate, he stays good for so long, and he’s got a hell of a game face,” De Fries said during an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow. “You know, he’s so primed for five rounds. “I reckon in the fifth round, Gane would be much more tired than Tom. “But he doesn’t get a chance to show his fitness because he just murders people immediately.” Ultimately, De Fries is backing his teammate to add another UFC KO to his glittering record. He added: “Tom will do the business. “I think he’s just got the tools, and he’s got the danger. “Tom hits you, most of the time, you are falling over. “Gane might play very, very standoffish. You think he’d wanna avoid Tom, given his track record of murdering everybody in a minute. “It’s definitely going to be a Tom victory, and I think a Tom TKO.
