Life as a bouncer – I saw someone bite another | Boxing News

Tom Aspinall as soon as saw a man bite off another man’s nostril after which swallow it. The 31-12 months-previous from Atherton has carved out a fame for himself within the UFC, having ascended the ranks to secure the interim heavyweight title with a first-spherical knockout of Sergei Pavlovich in November 2023.

However, not so long in the past, he was working as a bouncer in north west England to complement his income as a fighter. During an episode of Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast alongside Anthony Smith, Aspinall was requested about probably the most outrageous factor he’d ever seen whereas working as a bouncer. To which, he replied: “That’s an easy one for me, I can tell you about this.

“I used to work the door on a very nice bar, and I was the s***est doorman ever – I did not do something. Unless people have been throwing punches at one another, I would not do something. I was the worst.”

But when he noticed a bouncer from a neighbouring venue enter his own bar and not come back for a while, Aspinall decided to investigate the situation, reports the Mirror. He continued: “As we run in, a man is biting another man’s nostril off, after which he went to spit it out.

“As he was going to spit it out, his friend said, ‘Don’t spit it out because he’ll be able to sew it back on’. So the guy then swallowed his nose. That’s a true story, I couldn’t make that up.”

When quizzed by Bisping about what occurred subsequent, Aspinall stated: “He swallowed it. I’ve never seen him since, I don’t know.” Fortunately for Aspinall within the UFC, his main concern concerning his nostril is the risk of it being damaged as a result of strikes, as the organisation has prohibited biting since its institution in 1993.

This rule was one thing Igor Severino skilled first-hand final 12 months, when he was disqualified for biting Andre Lima during the second spherical of his debut match underneath the promotion in March. The two Brazilian fighters have been clinched towards the cage when Severino sank his tooth into Lima’s bicep, prompting referee Chris Tognoni to instantly call off the bout.

Lima emerged victorious by disqualification, displaying seen tooth marks on his interior arm whereas his hand was being raised. But the drama did not finish there, with Dana White awarding the promising fighter a £38,000 ‘Bite of the Night’ bonus so as to add a contact of humour to the scenario.

The pugilist even went thus far as to have the tooth marks completely tattooed onto the location of the incident, accompanied by the textual content: “I got f***ing bit bonus,” encircling it. Severino, however, discovered himself dismissed by the UFC for his actions and acquired a 9-month suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission, which led to December.

Aspinall is gearing up for what may very well be the defining second of his UFC profession as he goals to consolidate his interim title in a monumental conflict with reigning heavyweight king Jon Jones. Discussing the potential combat, Aspinall stated: “We are actually waiting for news. I’m chasing it up.

“The UFC is saying it’ll occur. I’m chasing it all of the time, and I need the combat to be actually unhealthy. I am at present ranked No. 1 on the planet, which is wonderful. But I wish to be recognized as the best. This is the place the UFC separates from boxing.

“In boxing, you have a million divisions and you got five or six champions at each weight and it’s like, this guy’s world champion, what about this guy, oh this guy. I think you should have one face, one name, every division and I obviously want it to be me.

“The downside is not with Jon, the issue is he is sitting on the belt and never doing something. So I suppose that I wish to be recognized as the man at heavyweight. Or not less than have a shot, like give me a shot, give me the chance to do it, and I suppose I can do it.”

Jones, who beforehand reigned supreme within the mild-heavyweight division, secured the heavyweight championship with a first-spherical submission over Cyril Gane in March 2023 after which defended his title with a third-spherical TKO towards Stipe Miocic final November. With an spectacular 28-1 file, the MMA group is eagerly anticipating whether or not Aspinall will get his likelihood to tackle the person many regard as the best blended martial artist ever.