Tom Aspinall on Henry Cejudo’s criticism of UFC interim title celebration: ‘Doesn’t matter to me’

Tom Aspinall responded to critical comments by Henry Cejudo regarding his celebration at UFC 295.

Aspinall secured the UFC interim title this past Saturday at UFC 295, knocking out Sergei Pavlovich. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who took the fight on short notice, was visibly emotional and collapsed to the ground after his KO win.

Cejudo, a former two-division UFC champion, voiced his opinions on Aspinall’s reaction.

“Watching Tom Aspinall win the interim world title, he’s already celebrating, it’s an interim, Tom,” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel. “Save those tears for when you actually win the real belt. Sometimes, when I see people like that, they just get too emotional after an interim belt. Yeah, you got a trophy, but they might as well dip that thing in either silver or bronze because it’s not the real thing. I mean that with all due respect.

Aspinall, in response to Cejudo’s comments, conversed with Michael Bisping. The Englishman was unfazed by Cejudo’s remarks, taking a few jabs in the process.

“It doesn’t matter to me what he says, he’s about 5’3,” Aspinall said. “If he’s talking, I probably won’t hear him because of how far away he is from me. So yeah, it doesn’t matter. He’s trying to get headlines, isn’t he? He’s trying to get headlined, obviously.”

Aspinall further explained that criticism from Cejudo does not concern him, emphasizing that it is the disapproval from people he knows that bothers him.

Originally appeared on MMA Junkie