Video: UFC champion Tom Aspinall pulverizes Tommy Fury in ‘Dead Leg Challenge’

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A pair of shin guards may have saved Tommy Fury’s boxing career.

The younger brother of elite Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury was the latest to sign up for the challenge of getting low kicked by a professional fighter. Fury didn’t start at the bottom either — he opted to take his low kicks from interim UFC Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall! Aspinall is more known for his boxing prowess — he’s actually sparred with Tyson Fury on several occasions — than his kicking game, but the few times Aspinall has booted his opponent’s lead leg have looked plenty painful.

To ensure that Fury didn’t actually end up crippled, Aspinall wore shin guards and built up his power on the kicks slowly. Even then, Fury was in visible anguish almost immediately and quickly switched to a kick pad … which still looked unpleasant! The full video can be seen above via Aspinall’s YouTube page, or there’s a highlight below:

At the moment, neither man is booked to fight. Fury most recently defeated KSI and Jake Paul (watch here), claiming his status as best boxer on the influencer circuit, which is worth a lot of dollars and relatively little clout. Likely, he’ll fight Paul again at some point, because there’s too much money on table to skip that rematch.

As for Aspinall, many regard the interim champion as the best on the planet after smoking Curtis Blaydes in seconds for his first title defense. Unfortunately, he’s unlikely to get his chance to unify the title anytime soon, because both Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are expected to retire after their November legacy fight.

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