{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/647874619ed7df0011269dba/64b53fec6d7ea80011e6ca73?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tom Aspinall","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/647874619ed7df0011269dba/1690382529826-f284790a64123cb860527b3463994c7b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest today is a fighter.</p><p><br></p><p>Born in Atherton, he started learning traditional martial arts aged seven. Now, standing at six foot five, weighing 18 stone, he sits fifth in the UFC’s heavyweight rankings.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But the path to a successful MMA career for a British heavyweight is not an easy one. Speaking about that journey, he said: “There were some days I had 20 quid and had to decide am I going to feed the kids or am I going to put fuel in the car to go and train”</p><p><br></p><p>He was undefeated in the UFC, with all kinds of cash bonuses for first round finishes, until a freak injury in his last fight blew his knee apart. A year later, he returns to the Octagon.</p><p><br></p><p>My guest today is Tom Aspinall. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"JOE"}