There is an age old debate amongst combat sports fans about which is better, boxing or mixed martial arts.
Now current UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has weighed in on the debate following his recent knockout win over Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.
For a number of MMA stars, their journey in the world of combat sports often starts inside a boxing gym, but while Aspinall was quick to express his admiration for the sport during an interview with talkSPORT, there is one aspect of boxing which continues to annoy him.
"Let me tell you, I’m a massive boxing fan and I absolutely love the sport of boxing," Aspinall began.
"I absolutely can’t stand the boxing model, hate it, hate the way that boxing is going at the moment because I love the sport of boxing, I love the science, the defensive techniques which is amazing.
"I absolutely love watching classic, traditional boxers who are defensively brilliant.
"The way the sport’s going is absolutely terrible, you can literally look at a card, you can look at an Eddie Hearn show or Frank Warren show, any other promoter’s show and let’s say there are 10 fights on, you know at least eight of the winners before the bell rings, I can’t stand it."