Tom Aspinall currently reigns as the interim UFC heavyweight champion. Over his budding career, he currently stands out as one of the best heavyweights on the roster. Amidst his ongoing tale with Jon Jones, Aspinall had an intriguing training session with undefeated boxer Tommy Fury. During that session, a brief moment of testing kicks between the two sparked reactions from fans.
Tom Aspinall quickly rose through the ranks of the UFC in just four years with only one loss on his record. His most recent fight took place against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in his hometown. After this fight, boxing star Tommy Fury expressed interest in a joint training session with him. Additionally, it’s important to highlight that Aspinall has achieved some remarkable feats that set him apart.
Both Fury and Aspinall underwent an extensive training period with various sessions. They started with a light BJJ warmup, followed by a hard grappling session, and ended with striking sessions. Interestingly, this wasn’t the first time that Aspinall had a collaborative training session. On one occasion, the Strongman champion Eddie Hall also tried his hand at MMA, and the UFC champ volunteered to join in.
Tommy Fury took 11 leg kicks from interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall 😂 pic.twitter.com/d45DsWy3xT
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 26, 2024
Both Fury and Aspinall have expressed interest in trying each other’s sport. The UFC champ even considered quitting MMA in 2016 because he had trouble covering his day-to-day expenses. On the other hand, Fury has shown interest in transitioning to MMA and fighting Jake Paul. That being said, now it remains to be seen when this will happen.
Fight fans react to Tom Aspinall’s brutal leg kick session with Tommy Fury
The fight fans are no strangers to Tom Aspinall’s striking prowess. Over the years, they have witnessed Aspinall obliterating several formidable opponents. Moreover, in his nine UFC fights, the Brit won six via KO or TKO. After knowing about all these, the MMA community sent out hilarious reactions to Tommy Fury’s poor condition after taking 11 kicks from Aspinall.
Tommy Fury and Tom Aspinall during their training session (Image via YouTube)Most of the fight fans brought in the UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the comments. As such, they believed even Jones wouldn’t be able to take these kicks off Aspinall. Moreover, some even commended Fury’s toughness to take 11 brutal kicks. Check out some of the reactions below.
Aspinall started going in 5% increments as soon as Tommy was hurt 🤣
— Sixth Round MMA (@mmasixthround) September 26, 2024
More than jones ever will take pic.twitter.com/hYkX9pWw8A
— KOOSH ⚡ (@nftkoosh) September 26, 2024
Tommy did actually pretty well
— Tony kafka (@cultred1) September 26, 2024
Even Jon wouldnt 💀pic.twitter.com/npDfedZLH1
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) September 26, 2024
His kicks sounds like bombs😭
— juice (@YorzTrulyJuice) September 26, 2024
Funny well to spell ‘Undisputed Champ’. He defended his belt already. He’s the undisptued champ. Unless Jones fights Aspinall next, Jones forfeits the belt.
— VirtualJester.x (@VirtualJester_) September 26, 2024
He did pretty well, wouldn’t last 2 seconds in the octagon
— Ignition Casino (@IgnitionCasino) September 26, 2024
“Are you okay” always the same question
“Am fine” always the same lie 💔— How I feel ;( (@BADCOCx) September 26, 2024
Great to see two brothers having fun together can’t wait for Tom to get that chance against bones tho
— Biggie Cheese (@papalooch98) September 26, 2024
Not gonna be able to walk for a good whole week 🤣
— Cem X (@CemXozn) September 26, 2024
“BoXiNg Is BeTteR thAn MmA”
— Basedgeta (@Onizuk_ahh) September 26, 2024
My leg woulda snapped on the third one
— steezy (@itsbrodee) September 26, 2024
Interestingly, a particular netizen (@CemXozn) pointed out that Fury would likely have difficulty walking for at least a week. The majority of comments seemed to be directed at the UFC heavyweight champion. Some people even suggested that the UFC should arrange for Aspinall to fight Jones soon.
