{"id":252177,"date":"2025-10-31T01:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252177\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T01:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:59:10","slug":"ante-delija-praises-tom-aspinall-slams-eye-poke-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252177\/","title":{"rendered":"Ante Delija praises Tom Aspinall, slams eye poke issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWalking Trouble\u201d is disappointed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 9-ranked<\/a> Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Ante Delija makes his second Octagon walk this weekend (Sat., Nov. 1, 2025) against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 6-ranked<\/a> Waldo Cortes-Acosta in the co-main event of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/394741\/ufc-vegas-110-fight-card-start-time-date-location-garcia-vs-onama-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 110<\/a>, which takes place inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, the Croatian contender appreciated the loyalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cHe\u2019s a really, really dear friend of mine, and I do believe with that statement, he really showed his character. I would also never fight against him,\u201d Delija told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAMania.com<\/a> during UFC Vegas 110 media day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI really don\u2019t understand. I\u2019ve had 33 fights, and I\u2019ve never poked someone in the eye,\u201d Delja said. \u201cI do believe that punishment for that should be severe\u2026I think [Aspinall] did a great job with not continuing, and if more fighters do the same thing, I think we can prevent the same thing from happening again\u2026More fighters should do the same thing, and more fighters should be punished for behaving that way, and I do believe we\u2019ll stop with that whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Unfortunately, there\u2019s still no real solution for eye pokes in MMA, and odds are we\u2019ll see at least one during UFC Vegas 110.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Remember that <a href=\"http:\/\/mmamania.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAmania.com<\/a> will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/394741\/ufc-vegas-110-fight-card-start-time-date-location-garcia-vs-onama-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 110 fight card<\/a>, starting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1030awD][399699][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 7 p.m. ET (also on <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?subId1=SBNation&amp;subId2=[sb1030awD][399699][][][][][][][][][mmamania.com]\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 110: \u201cGarcia vs. Onama\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-espn-plus-fight-pass-events-schedule-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/mma-prospects\/399699\/ufc-vegas-110s-one-must-watch-prospect-to-keep-your-eyes-on-this-weekend-incredible-shrinking-heavyweight#comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWalking Trouble\u201d is disappointed. 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