Aspinall says he dropped the gag upon hearing kids were starting to dip their hands in gasoline.
The UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion turned a lot of heads whenever he said on 'Like 'Big' Joe Joyce in the 2011 documentary, Aspinall had claimed he was soaking his knuckles in gasoline at 4 a.m. most days as a way to harden them for his rematch againstAspinall kept the narrative going during fight week, saying his fists were like "absolute stones" at UFC 304 media day on Wednesday.
After having a laugh or two, England's Aspinall ultimately decided to "pull the plug" on the petrol gag because of how serious the fans were taking the traveler method.
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