Tom Aspinall wants to change one small detail about his mural.
The interim heavyweight has been honoured with a massive painting of him dressed like a gladiator in the Colosseum ahead of his latest fight at UFC 304.
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Before he rematches Curtis Blaydes in Manchester on Saturday night, Aspinall has taken UFC Embedded cameras on a tour around Atherton in Wigan.
“We are going to the mural that they’ve done of me in my hometown,” he said.
“It’s massive as well. A huge mural and a big honour for me to have this pretty face, or ugly face [immortalised].
“I don’t know your preference, but you’re gonna want to check it out.”
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When they arrived, Aspinall pointed out one thing the artist had got wrong.
He hilariously asked: “Why are my arms so small?”
“I thought my arms were bigger than that in real life.
“I thought I had quite decent arms.”
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Aspinall quickly got over his small arms when talk turned to his upcoming fight with Blaydes, who technically holds a 15-second TKO win over him.
The 31-year-old Englishman suffered an immediate and devastating knee injury when they first clashed in the main event of UFC London in July 2022.
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Exactly one year later, Aspinall returned to the same arena and stopped Marcin Tyrbura in 73 seconds before winning an interim title by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich even quicker last November.
A win at UFC 304 should set up a unification fight with the winner of Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic, which is rumoured to be taking place at UFC 309 on November 9.
“I’m expecting a massive challenge,” Aspinall told talkSPORT MMA.
“Blaydes is a really, really good opponent and I’m preparing myself for that.”
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Even though it wasn’t really a fight two years ago, I think I’m way different mentally and physically.
“I think I could knock [Blaydes] out. 100 per cent.”