Tom Aspinall was ready to walk away from MMA in 2016.
The British heavyweight very nearly gave up on his MMA dreams when he was struggling financially and eyed up a switch to the more lucrative world of boxing.
In the video he is sitting next to a young Tommy Fury and explains he just isn’t getting the fights in MMA.
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You can watch the video below:
Tom Aspinall in 2016 announcing that he’s quitting MMA for boxing because he is struggling financially:
(yes that is Tommy Fury)
🎥 @IFLTV pic.twitter.com/dGHG9K6WRO— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) July 30, 2024
Thankfully he kept at it and is now reaping the rewards of being the interim UFC heavyweight champion.
Just last weekend he blitzed Curtis Blaydes out in the first minute of their fight at UFC 304 and is inline to fight the winner of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic.
Tom Aspinall just KNOCKED Curtis Blaydes out 👊😴 #UFC304 | LIVE on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/9zS2hdGv1L
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) July 28, 2024
