Legendary heavyweight kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven reveals his chops in MMA sparring in opposition to 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 might view this as a playful spar, which it very a lot is. Nonetheless, the Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven is thought 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 could be in deep trouble.
Tom Aspinall has now qualms about taking some licks in coaching with a fellow champion
Fight sports activities are recognized 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 in opposition to a kickboxer in Rico, who himself is a really respectable man. Solely goes to indicate that the following era of fighters is all proper.
