Tom Aspinall claims that acknowledging fear before a fight actually enhances his performance and sharpness.

“I'm going to look him in the eye and I'm going to be like I'm scared but I'm coming for you and one of us is probably going to be separated from our Consciousness”

Israel Adesanya believes that fighters who have held their belt for a long time eventually become less willing to take risks in the ring.

“I realized this cuz it happened to Anderson it happened to Jones has happened to a lot of the greats the longer you defend the belt the less risk you take”