Legendary heavyweight kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven reveals his chops in MMA sparring towards UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. As he would catch the British MMA champion off guard, catching him with a surprisingly good double leg takedown on Aspinall.
Now some could view this as a playful spar, which it very a lot is. Nonetheless, the Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven is understood for having a number of the highest combat IQ not simply in kickboxing however all of fight sports activities. So if the Dutchman ever selected to observe a brand new profession in MMA, the heavyweight division can be in deep trouble.
Tom Aspinall has now qualms about taking some licks in coaching with a fellow champion
Fight sports activities are identified for fighters with large egos, similar to Conor McGregor or, most just lately, Ilia Topuria. Nonetheless, Tom Aspinall is totally different as he has at all times carried himself as an esteemed gentleman, and his willingness to look lower than glamorous towards a kickboxer in Rico, who himself is a really respectable man. Solely goes to point out that the subsequent era of fighters is all proper.
