Tom Aspinall suffered a knee injury in his fight against Curtis Blaydes at UFC London this past weekend
The UFC returned to action for the second time this year in the UK, after a massive blockbuster event earlier this year. The event lacked the in terms of ‘knock your socks’ moments, like the last time around, where it was highlight reel after highlight reel. Still the card delivered with local stars putting on a spectacle, capped off by an anti climatic end to the main event.
In the main event, Tom Aspinall had promised to push the pace from the beginning, and so he did. Truthful to his words, Aspinall was the early aggressor, trying to catch his American opponent with some wild shot, right off the back. However, Curtis stood his ground, and waited for the opportune moment to capitalize. He managed to land some really good shots when Aspinall over-committed to his striking.
During one of these exchanges, Aspinall landed a strong leg kick on Curtis, who barely checked it. A left-hand follow-up gazed past the chin of Aspinall, but the English man was down before anything more could happen. Looked like he blew his knee out. An anti-climatic end to what was an anticipated clash.
Days after the event and the injury, Aspinall has finally released an update on the injury. He said, “Hello everyone, just a quick update on the knee situation. Anybody who’s got knee problems knows, that in order to have an MRI scan, an accurate MRI scan, you need to wait for the swelling to go down. I spoke to the surgeon, we have a rough idea what it is…I will be having the scan this weekend and having surgery early next week in London.”
‘It’s a gift and a curse’- Tom Aspinall opens up on his struggles dealing with OCD
Aspinall is emerging as quite a crowd favorite, thanks to his forthright thought process, amiable personality, and brilliant fight skills. For a fighter his size, Aspinall moves with the grace of a welterweight fighter, but carries the power of a true heavyweight in his hands.
The young martial artist had trained with the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury back when he was 20 years old for almost two years. He has even credited Fury on multiple occasions for shaping him into the fighter that he is today.
Aspinall has spoken fervently in the past about his battles outside the octagon, leading up to a fight, and the anxiety that comes with it. Speaking about his preparation for the fight with Oscar Willis of The Mac Life, Aspinall said, ”I’m OCD. I bet you didn’t know that about me.” OCD is a mental illness that causes anxiety. People suffering with OCD have uncontrollable obsessions, and try to lessen anxiety with repetitive actions.
When Willis asked whether he has to do the flip six times in a switch, Aspinall said, ”Yes..I’m growing out of it. I’m getting better. But I used to be really bad when I was younger. It’s a gift and curse when it comes to me. I think it serves me well because I can’t rest, doing what I feel to do and more. So I feel like its a gift and a curse”
More MMA news
- Conor McGregor calls Khabib Nurmagomedov “homophobic” in crazy deleted rant
- Kamaru Usman open to Middleweight move after UFC 261 but on one condition
- Jiri Prochazka says Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor and others inspired him
Follow our dedicated MMA page for instant MMA news and updates
