UFC star Tom Aspinall joins forces with former surgeon of Man United ace Cristiano Ronaldo

10.10.2022 - 01:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Tom Aspinall has revealed that he has been working with Cristiano Ronaldo's former surgeon as he hopes for a successful return to the Octagon in the wake of a nasty knee injury suffered at UFC London in July.

The 29-year-old was the main fight on the card at the event which took place at the O2 Arena in London on July, with his heavyweight contest against Curtis Blaydes topping a bill which included Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann. However, his moment in the spotlight was over within seconds after an innocuous-looking knee kick caused Aspinall to go down, ending the contest.

It was later revealed that the heavyweight had suffered a torn MCL, torn meniscus, and damaged ACL which required extensive surgery to ensure that he would be able to fight again. He has revealed that he teamed up with an unnamed surgeon, who he claims worked with Cristiano Ronaldo in the past.

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Aspinall told Midnite: “I got my surgery off the best surgeon in the UK. The top rehab guy in the UK. He used to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s rehab guy. He’s seriously up there in the rehab world and it feels great right now.

“I’ve had the bad knee for at least three years, maybe longer. There’s been a lot of stuff I’ve not been able to do. I’ve been getting through the fights obviously well. I’ve been getting through the training camps pretty well, for the most part. But maybe I got a bit too overconfident, maybe I gambled one time too many when I knew I had a knee injury.

“I can’t be doing these high-level training camps with a knee injury, I’ve got to take care of my physical health as well as my mental health. Don’t just keep getting pressured into doing these fights when I