Luke Riley reveals hands hurt from hitting ‘tough motherf----er’ Michael Aswell

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. 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.