Luke
Riley lauded Michael
Aswell’s toughness after their
UFC London bout. 

Riley (13-0) and Aswell (11-4) traded leather in a featherweight
matchup in the co-main event at UFC London on Saturday. Riley
outclassed Aswell on the feet, clearly landing the more damaging
shots. However, Aswell put on an impressive display of grit in
refusing to go down. Riley earned a unanimous decision victory
after fifteen minutes. 

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Riley says that he knew Aswell was a tough customer going into the
fight. And “The Texas Kid” lived up to his reputation against
Riley. Riley believes he could have put some more power behind his
shots to dispatch Aswell. However, the Liverpudlian admits that his
hands and arms already hurt a bit from punching Aswell’s head.

A Solid Head

“I’ll be honest. He’s never been finished before,” Riley said in
his post-fight interview. “People were saying he was tough, but
yeah, he is tough. I feel like I wasn’t sitting down on me shots as
much as I should have been. But the shots I was hitting him with,
he could take them. He has a solid head and he was tough. Me hands
are hurt, and a bit me arms. So yeah, Michael
Aswell, he is a tough motherf——er.”

Riley maintained his undefeated record with the win over Aswell,
which was his second
UFC victory. Meanwhile, Aswell, who has never been finished in
his career, is now 1-2 in the UFC. 

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