"He had us in the first half" - Fans take to Tom Aspinall's sense of humor after he hilariously compares Curtis Blaydes loss to his sex life

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Fans seemed to appreciate that Tom Aspinall could make light of his dire situation.

Aspinall appeared as a guest on a recent edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. During the interview, Aspinall recapped his disappointing main event bout against Curtis Blaydes, which abruptly ended after Aspinall injured his knee within 15 seconds.

Initially, it appeared as though Aspinall was going to ramble on about a sob story. However, the British up-and-comer bamboozled Helwani when he delivered the punchline to his joke:

"It was a big build-up, a lot of excitement. A lot of tension. It all started off with back-and-forth action – all action. Fifteen seconds in, it was all over and everyone leaves disappointed. So very, very similar to my sex life..."

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Helwani proceeded to post a snippet of the interview on his Instagram account, prompting fans to comment with their responses. Check out the best comments below:

Fans react to Tom Aspinall joking about his loss to Curtis Blaydes

Several fans lauded Aspinall for having a positive attitude despite his misfortune. Instagram users referred to the surging heavyweight as a "king" and a "legend." Meanwhile, a commenter admitted that Englishman had him fooled.

Tom Aspinall reveals knee injury predates UFC career

Tom Aspinall revealed that he's been dealing with knee issues since before he even got to the UFC. On top of that, the up-and-coming British star admitted that the injury could've been prevented had he not gotten too "greedy."

"I got greedy. I'm not even gonna lie about it... You know when you're on a roll and you're going. It's like, you just wanna keep it going. So I actually got this injury before I got signed by the UFC. And then I was like, 'I can't not get this UFC contract.'"

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Aspinall added that he thought about addressing the knee issues after his first UFC fight. However, the Englishman said he kept receiving offers he couldn't pass up, including a matchup against his "hero" Andrei Arlovski and a main event fight in his hometown of London.

Fortunately, Aspinall had successful surgery to repair his torn MCL, meniscus, and ACL. The 29-year-old expects to be back in training in less than a year.