As Tom explained earlier this week he is stepping away from social media for the time being while he focuses fully on his recovery.
It’s obviously not been the year any of us would have wanted, especially Tom, and ultimately his health has to come before everything else.
We actually filmed the podcast back in February and March. The original plan was always to release the podcast during the week, with UFC, training and MMA content continuing at the weekends. Unfortunately, after Tom sustained an injury during the build-up to the fight planned for later this year, that side of the content understandably wasn’t able to happen.
I completely understand some of the frustration around that, but we wanted to finish the podcast series we had already filmed, and this episode will be the final one.
To everyone who has stuck with us, watched the episodes and supported Tom and the channel over the last few years, thank you. It genuinely means a lot.
A massive thank you as well to Ste, who has filmed and edited the entire series and has been such a huge part of this YouTube channel as Tom’s camera operator and editor.
There won’t be any regular content for the foreseeable future while Tom focuses on his recovery. He has recorded a short message for you all which we’ll share in the coming days.
We hope you’ve enjoyed the podcast, and thank you again for all the support you’ve shown us over the last few years.
Anything you read in the media is simply noise. People are creating their own narratives. This is the truth:
Ongoing complications with my eyes mean I cannot get medically cleared to fight right now.
I’ve had multiple surgeries, accidents and infections, and done everything possible to get back to competing.
I had previously agreed to a fight date and was back sparring, feeling great and ready to compete when an accident caused further damage to my right eye. This means more time away from the sport, and right now, the timing of my return is unclear.
I know there have been questions about why I’ve been quiet. I’ve always followed the advice of the UFC and focused on my recovery while we’ve tried to make this happen.
I’ve now made the decision to vacate the heavyweight title. I’ve asked the UFC to allow me to make this statement because I don’t want to hold the heavyweight division up. I know what it’s like to have your career put on hold and I want the other fighters to have the opportunity to compete for the title.
The UFC and Hunter have been informed every step of the way and have seen the tests, procedures and medical information relating to my eyes. We have worked closely with different doctors and specialists to try and make my return happen, but unfortunately, it’s simply not possible right now.
I’m absolutely gutted. I’ve chased this dream since I was 10 years old.
I’m not done.
Stepping away from the title is not stepping away from the sport or the dream. I’ll continue doing everything I can to get healthy, get cleared and get back to competing as soon as possible.
What makes this particularly difficult is that many of the complications I’m dealing with are a result of fouls that changed the course of my career. Fighters rely on officials to enforce the rules and protect us in those moments, and it’s hard to still be dealing with the consequences today.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this absolute nightmare.
Training hard over here as always but just wanted to let you know we’ll be previewing UFC 330 tomorrow.
It’s obviously a huge main event, but I know a lot of people have been a little disappointed with the rest of the card. So, alongside breaking down the headline fight, we’d love to answer some of your questions too.
Drop any questions you’ve got below about UFC 330, the match-ups, predictions, or anything else you’d like us to discuss, and we’ll try to answer as many as we can in the preview.
The full video will be out Monday evening. Looking forward to reading your questions! 👊
This week on The Inner Game I’m joined by a friend of the channel, @angryginge13
From building one of the biggest streaming communities in the world to winning I’m A Celebrity, he’s got a brilliant story and was great to sit down with.
Busy Sunday with the family, the kids, and all the usual chaos, but I still made sure to get up early this morning and watch UFC 329 from my front room.
Watching one of your mates fight is always different. Seeing Paddy in such a big fight is always nerve-racking and then the return of Conor McGregor definitely brought the drama! My full reaction, breakdown and a UFC update 👀 will all be live in around 40 minutes.
A huge thank you as well for all the support you’ve shown The Inner Game. We filmed the series back in February/March while I was recovering from my injury, so you’ve got a new episode every week to enjoy.
If you haven’t watched this week’s episode with Grace Neutral yet, I’d really recommend giving it a chance. She might be different to what a lot of you usually watch, but she has an incredible story. From ballet to becoming one of the world’s best tattoo artists and I think you’ll get a lot from it!
And this Thursday… Angry Ginge joins me on the podcast. 👀
Thanks again for all the support. I’m back in training now, and there’s plenty more to come. 💪
Another great week of training so far 💪 Just waiting to hear from the UFC 👊
In the meantime, we’ve got a massive weekend of action ahead. If you haven’t already, go and check out my UFC preview on YouTube- https://youtu.be/Ec_8Zi22ggc
Can’t wait to see Conor McGregor back in the cage, and of course wishing Paddy all the best this weekend. 👊 #ufc
Another great week of training in the bank. 💪 If you’ve not watched my conversation with Louis Theroux yet, it’s definitely worth your time. One of my favourite chats we’ve recorded. Let me know what you think 👊 https://youtu.be/IqrYzn8V_jU
As most of you know, I’m back in full training now for the Ciryl Gane fight, and we’re currently in talks with the UFC. 💪
We filmed this podcast series between February and March, during a really difficult period in my recovery. Looking back, these conversations genuinely helped me, and I’m incredibly grateful to every guest who gave up their time to be part of it and of course our small team behind it big shoutout Ste!
Over the next 12 weeks, you’ll see a new episode every Thursday here on the channel. The comments will always be the comments, but I’d love it if we could keep this a positive place. If even one conversation helps someone who’s going through a tough time, then it’s done exactly what we hoped it would.
Thanks for all the support as always. I hope you enjoy Episode 1. ❤️👊
As most of you know, my full focus is back on training now with a clear goal 👊🇫🇷
A few weeks ago, though, we headed down to London for some media around The Inner Game podcast. We met some great people along the way, including Jamie Laing and Joe Marler, and decided to film the trip to give you a bit of behind-the-scenes access to what those days look like for me.
You’ll also get to meet a few more of the team and see some of what goes on away from the gym.
The podcast was actually filmed back in February while I was recovering from my injury, and I genuinely really enjoyed the conversations. It’s something a bit different to the usual MMA content focused on mindset, mentality, resilience and performance with some incredible guests from different walks of life.
Hope you enjoy the vlog.
The first episode drops this Thursday at 7pm, with a new episode every Thursday after that. See you then 👊
Tom Aspinall Official
Hi guys, it’s Charlie just jumping on.
As Tom explained earlier this week he is stepping away from social media for the time being while he focuses fully on his recovery.
It’s obviously not been the year any of us would have wanted, especially Tom, and ultimately his health has to come before everything else.
We actually filmed the podcast back in February and March. The original plan was always to release the podcast during the week, with UFC, training and MMA content continuing at the weekends. Unfortunately, after Tom sustained an injury during the build-up to the fight planned for later this year, that side of the content understandably wasn’t able to happen.
I completely understand some of the frustration around that, but we wanted to finish the podcast series we had already filmed, and this episode will be the final one.
To everyone who has stuck with us, watched the episodes and supported Tom and the channel over the last few years, thank you. It genuinely means a lot.
A massive thank you as well to Ste, who has filmed and edited the entire series and has been such a huge part of this YouTube channel as Tom’s camera operator and editor.
There won’t be any regular content for the foreseeable future while Tom focuses on his recovery. He has recorded a short message for you all which we’ll share in the coming days.
We hope you’ve enjoyed the podcast, and thank you again for all the support you’ve shown us over the last few years.
Charlie
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Tom Aspinall Official
Anything you read in the media is simply noise. People are creating their own narratives. This is the truth:
Ongoing complications with my eyes mean I cannot get medically cleared to fight right now.
I’ve had multiple surgeries, accidents and infections, and done everything possible to get back to competing.
I had previously agreed to a fight date and was back sparring, feeling great and ready to compete when an accident caused further damage to my right eye. This means more time away from the sport, and right now, the timing of my return is unclear.
I know there have been questions about why I’ve been quiet. I’ve always followed the advice of the UFC and focused on my recovery while we’ve tried to make this happen.
I’ve now made the decision to vacate the heavyweight title. I’ve asked the UFC to allow me to make this statement because I don’t want to hold the heavyweight division up. I know what it’s like to have your career put on hold and I want the other fighters to have the opportunity to compete for the title.
The UFC and Hunter have been informed every step of the way and have seen the tests, procedures and medical information relating to my eyes. We have worked closely with different doctors and specialists to try and make my return happen, but unfortunately, it’s simply not possible right now.
I’m absolutely gutted. I’ve chased this dream since I was 10 years old.
I’m not done.
Stepping away from the title is not stepping away from the sport or the dream. I’ll continue doing everything I can to get healthy, get cleared and get back to competing as soon as possible.
What makes this particularly difficult is that many of the complications I’m dealing with are a result of fouls that changed the course of my career. Fighters rely on officials to enforce the rules and protect us in those moments, and it’s hard to still be dealing with the consequences today.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this absolute nightmare.
I’ll be back as soon as I’m medically able to be.
Tom
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Tom Aspinall Official
Hi guys, hope you’re all doing well!
Training hard over here as always but just wanted to let you know we’ll be previewing UFC 330 tomorrow.
It’s obviously a huge main event, but I know a lot of people have been a little disappointed with the rest of the card. So, alongside breaking down the headline fight, we’d love to answer some of your questions too.
Drop any questions you’ve got below about UFC 330, the match-ups, predictions, or anything else you’d like us to discuss, and we’ll try to answer as many as we can in the preview.
The full video will be out Monday evening. Looking forward to reading your questions! 👊
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Tom Aspinall Official
This week on The Inner Game I’m joined by a friend of the channel, @angryginge13
From building one of the biggest streaming communities in the world to winning I’m A Celebrity, he’s got a brilliant story and was great to sit down with.
Hope you all enjoy it. 👊 https://youtu.be/890OxyDL9tk?si=Ti2tm...
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Tom Aspinall Official
Busy Sunday with the family, the kids, and all the usual chaos, but I still made sure to get up early this morning and watch UFC 329 from my front room.
Watching one of your mates fight is always different. Seeing Paddy in such a big fight is always nerve-racking and then the return of Conor McGregor definitely brought the drama! My full reaction, breakdown and a UFC update 👀 will all be live in around 40 minutes.
A huge thank you as well for all the support you’ve shown The Inner Game. We filmed the series back in February/March while I was recovering from my injury, so you’ve got a new episode every week to enjoy.
If you haven’t watched this week’s episode with Grace Neutral yet, I’d really recommend giving it a chance. She might be different to what a lot of you usually watch, but she has an incredible story. From ballet to becoming one of the world’s best tattoo artists and I think you’ll get a lot from it!
And this Thursday… Angry Ginge joins me on the podcast. 👀
Thanks again for all the support. I’m back in training now, and there’s plenty more to come. 💪
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Tom Aspinall Official
Another great week of training so far 💪 Just waiting to hear from the UFC 👊
In the meantime, we’ve got a massive weekend of action ahead. If you haven’t already, go and check out my UFC preview on YouTube- https://youtu.be/Ec_8Zi22ggc
Can’t wait to see Conor McGregor back in the cage, and of course wishing Paddy all the best this weekend. 👊 #ufc
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Tom Aspinall Official
Another great week of training in the bank. 💪
If you’ve not watched my conversation with Louis Theroux yet, it’s definitely worth your time. One of my favourite chats we’ve recorded. Let me know what you think 👊 https://youtu.be/IqrYzn8V_jU
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Tom Aspinall Official
As most of you know, I’m back in full training now for the Ciryl Gane fight, and we’re currently in talks with the UFC. 💪
We filmed this podcast series between February and March, during a really difficult period in my recovery. Looking back, these conversations genuinely helped me, and I’m incredibly grateful to every guest who gave up their time to be part of it and of course our small team behind it big shoutout Ste!
Over the next 12 weeks, you’ll see a new episode every Thursday here on the channel. The comments will always be the comments, but I’d love it if we could keep this a positive place. If even one conversation helps someone who’s going through a tough time, then it’s done exactly what we hoped it would.
Thanks for all the support as always. I hope you enjoy Episode 1. ❤️👊
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Tom Aspinall Official
As most of you know, my full focus is back on training now with a clear goal 👊🇫🇷
A few weeks ago, though, we headed down to London for some media around The Inner Game podcast. We met some great people along the way, including Jamie Laing and Joe Marler, and decided to film the trip to give you a bit of behind-the-scenes access to what those days look like for me.
You’ll also get to meet a few more of the team and see some of what goes on away from the gym.
The podcast was actually filmed back in February while I was recovering from my injury, and I genuinely really enjoyed the conversations. It’s something a bit different to the usual MMA content focused on mindset, mentality, resilience and performance with some incredible guests from different walks of life.
Hope you enjoy the vlog.
The first episode drops this Thursday at 7pm, with a new episode every Thursday after that. See you then 👊
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Tom Aspinall Official
My reaction to Ciryl’s fight and comments out now 👊 See you soon 🇫🇷🎯
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