Tom aspinall He is the UFC heavyweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
Tom aspinall He lost patience with a segment of MMA fans. The heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg) went into action in UFC 321 and frustrated the audience by stopping the fight after to suffer a finger poke applied to the eye Cyryl GaneAlthough the illegal move came from the Frenchman, the Briton ended up being the most harmed in the public's perception, something that, according to him, boils down to envy.
During an interview with Ariel Helwani, Aspinall explained that he remained silent for weeks after the fight, and yet some fans accuse him of hiding because he supposedly 'gave up'. The Briton claims that even after releasing medical reports and videos to clarify the situation, these same people continue to claim that he is playing the victim or trying to take advantage of the episode.
“I go weeks without saying anything after my fight, and people say, ‘He hid because he knew I had given up.’ Then, when I publish reports and videos from the doctors, those same people say, ‘He’s crying a lot, he’s taking advantage of the situation.’” Tom aspinall.
Tom aspinall He also stated that he was unable to continue the fight because he had temporarily lost his vision, and emphasized that if he had continued and ended up being knocked out, critics would have said that his ego got the better of him and that he shouldn't have gone on.
“I didn’t continue the fight because I couldn’t see, and those same people, if I had continued and been knocked out, would have said: ‘His ego is too big, he shouldn’t have continued.’ They’re just envious,” concluded the heavyweight champion.
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