I’m genuinely asking because the mentality difference between real champions and guys like Tommy Bum the Quitter is insane to me. You spend your entire life saying this is your dream, you’re built different, you’ll do anything for the belt, then the second adversity hits you it’s “oh no my eye :(”
Meanwhile dudes fight through broken orbital bones, torn ACLs, shattered hands, dislocated shoulders, literal career ending injuries. Fighters have gone blind mid fight and still kept going. But Tommy Bum gets his eyelash brushed and suddenly the warrior spirit disappears instantly.
And before the fanboys cry, yes eye pokes suck. Getting punched in the face by heavyweights also sucks. That’s kinda the sport you signed up for. Imagine telling old school killers you voluntarily stopped fighting in the biggest moment of your career because your eye hurt.
The funniest part is Aspinall fans still act like he’s some mythical unstoppable destroyer. Brother we literally watched him mentally fold in real time. The second things stopped being perfect he was looking for an exit ramp.
Tommy Bum the Quitter might honestly be the first hypothetical GOAT in UFC history. Undefeated in imaginary scenarios. World champion of “if the fight kept going bro.”