Tom Aspinall reveals why he ignored Mark Zuckerberg for months

Tom Aspinall has rightfully earned the tag of being one of the nicest, most genuine fighters in the UFC. Despite his seemingly positive attitude, it hasn’t stopped him from ignoring Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg for months.

Zuckerberg is a huge fan of mixed martial arts and can occasionally attend UFC events in his spare time. Not only is the 40-year-old an avid viewer, but he is also a practitioner. Since beginning his training in 2022, thr billionaire has managed to gain his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

With all of the global recognition Mark Zuckerberg has, he can still fall victim to being ignored. Tom Aspinall revealed in a recent interview that he didn’t respond to Zuckerberg’s message on Facebook for months, though it was accidental.

“He did [try to contact me],” Aspinall claimed during an appearance on the MCRFinest YouTube channel. “I didn’t see it.”

“Well, [the message] doesn’t come straight to your DM’s does it. You know, when someone you’re not friends with.”

Aspinall later detailed when he finally saw the message and described Zuckerberg’s reaction.

“When we actually realised that he’d messaged me, I was quite mortified. I was like, ‘Oh my god.'”

“We were at Meta and I tried to message him to say that I was there and he’d messaged me. Yeah, he’d already messaged me and [I’d] not seen it. [I didn’t see it for] a couple of months. A few months.”

“No, he didnt [have a problem with it]. He replied straight back actually. He was really nice, very nice about it.”

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Instead of facing his dream opponent Jon Jones, Tom Aspinall finds himself defending his interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC 304 against a different opponent. 

The Brit will collide with Curtis Blaydes, running back their rematch that was cut short due to an injury two years ago.

Watch it live from the Co-Op Live in Manchester, England, on Saturday.