LONDON – Mick Parkin doesn’t automatically have to be a fan of The Beatles just because he’s from England, but he did perhaps inadvertently channel them.
Parkin borrowed from the Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” song “Getting Better” on Thursday and said his training with UFC Fight Night 224 headliner Tom Aspinall has him “getting better all the time.” He’s has been itching to get back to work for a while. Saturday, he gets to do it on the biggest stage in the world in front of his home fans.
Parkin (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), an English heavyweight, will make his promotional debut Saturday on the ESPN+ prelims at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London against Jamal Pogues (10-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
