Glover Teixeira tried to play a humorous prank on Tom Aspinall forward of the UFC’s return to Madison Sq. Backyard on Saturday.
Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones efficiently defended his title within the night’s principal occasion, smashing his means via Stipe Miocic by way of a third-round TKO. Aspinall was readily available for the festivities and really weighed in 24 hours earlier because the official backup for the battle ought to both ‘Bones’ or Miocic have to be changed within the eleventh hour.
Because the backup, Aspinall was required to stick to strict guidelines, together with no consumption of alcohol up till Jones vs. Miocic really received underway.
So, in fact, Teixeira, who has been identified to be a little bit of a prankster alongside his buddy and light-weight heavyweight successor Alex Pereira, tried to play somewhat trick on the interim titleholder.
“Tom you recognize, they only name me,” Teixeira mentioned with a smile. I simply received a name, Jon Jones, he journey within the bus, you recognize? So don’t be consuming, okay?”
“I’m on the water [laughing]!. High man,” Aspinall replied.
Contemplating Teixeira couldn’t masks his smile for even a second, it wasn’t laborious for Aspinall to smell out the lie.
Fortunately, the heavyweight headliner went off with no hitch and Aspinall even banked an additional 200k only for displaying up and sitting within the stands. Following Jones’ large win, he left the door open for a title unification conflict with Apsinall who has held the interim heavyweight belt since a 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich final yr.
Apparently, Aspinall opened as a -135 favourite in a yet-to-be-announced scrap with the consensus GOAT of MMA.
