BREAKING: Tom Aspinall provides a massive update regarding injury and readiness to fight

Tom Aspinall has been recovering from a devastating injury during his main-event bout with Curtis Braydes at UFC London in July of last year. The injury occurred just 15 seconds into the fight and required immediate surgery due to the ACL and MCL damage.

Despite the setback, the Manchester-born heavyweight fighter recently provided a positive update on his health during an episode of The MMAHour with Ariel Helwani.

He expressed that he is feeling great and itching to get back into the octagon soon. Aspinall also disclosed that he had been battling a bad knee for about five to six years and had become accustomed to training and fighting with only one leg. However, with his knee now fixed, the fighter believes he is also able to train better in the gym:

"Feeling absolutely on top of the world, amazing, yeah, seriously. I didn't realize, I think, for a long time, I was kind of like lying to myself about the injury [a] little bit. The injury, when I fought Blaydes, that's when the knee completely gave up. But I I've had a bad knee for like five-six years, and I think that I kind of got used to training a fight with one leg, as weird as it sounds, like, I really got used to it.

He continued:

"Now the leg is fixed, and I have two legs to move around on, and I can really do things in the gym that I have literally not been able to since way before I was in the UFC."

Check out Tom Aspinall's interview below [2:46:38 mark]:

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Tom Aspinall shuts down rumors of fighting at light-heavyweight

Tom Aspinall has dismissed speculations of him fighting in the light-heavyweight category, stating that it's impossible due to his weight. The heavyweight fighter, who stands at 6'5 and weighs 260 pounds, revealed that his doctors warned him that if he weighs anything less than 102 kilos, his organs will start to shut down.

Aspinall also emphasized that he's not an "overly musclebound guy" but simply a heavy guy. He's made it clear that he won't be losing 55 pounds to fight in a lower-weight class:

"The weight limit is 93 kilos for light heavy and the doctors said if I go any less than 102 kilos, my organs will start to shut down... I'm not an overly musclebound guy... I'm just a heavy guy. I'm 6'5, I'm 260 pounds, that's 117-118 kilos... I'm not losing f***ing 55 pounds! No chance!"

Check out Aspinall's interview below: