The blustering proclamations aside, Aspinall’s rehabilitation process seems to be going well. Since returning to light MMA training in September, Aspinall said he’s gradually been incorporating more full-speed, full-contact work, including “seven or eight” workouts.
Although he feels “pretty confident” during fights, he recognizes that the kind of work he has done and the work he should be doing for a good training camp are two different levels of intensity. He maintains his intentions not to rush, especially until he is sure of his repaired knee’s ability to take the damage that will come in a fight. Still, good signs seem to abound in Aspinall’s camp.
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“I feel like my coaches and I did a really good job listening to (the knee) really because I never wanted to rush back or anything like that,” he said. he declares. “We’re still not rushing but I think we really took it step by step because it’s not like one day I wasn’t kicking and then the next day I was training hard with kicks. . It was like we kinda rebuilt our kicks for a few minutes after each session and then we kept going until we were able to fight hard with knee kicks and stuff. It’s been a slow process, and it’s still a slow process, but I think we’re doing very well.
He plans to attend UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 in London, where he headlined two UFC events in the promotion’s long-awaited return to England, and is sure to get a big reception. from the fans of the O2 Arena.
