Tom Aspinall’s teammate chugs beer after surviving knockdown in 13th heavyweight title defense

Phil De Fries wins again

Štefan Vojčák was the latest challenge to the most dominant champion in MMA today.

The 6ft 5in Slovakian heavyweight was on the brink of an almighty upset when he scored a first-round knockdown.

Unfortunately for him, Phil De Fries was able to survive the scare and quickly take control of the fight.

The 39-year-old dominated on the floor with nasty ground and pound for much of the second round.

It was the same in round three before De Fries took mount and unleashed hell until the referee stepped in.

De Fries celebrated his 13th KSW heavyweight title defense by downing a pint of beer in the cage.

Phil De Fries knew Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall wouldn’t happen

Phil De Fries insisted Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall was ‘not happening’ before the fight fell through.

“I don’t think Jon wants anything to do with it,” he told Bloody Elbow in June.

“I think Jon gets a lot of money being the champion. I think the sponsors are paying him a fortune, and I think he’s dragging it along and keeping the belt as long as possible because it’s worth that much money to him.

“But I don’t think he’s got any intention of doing the fight at all. I think he’s just gonna drag it on for as long as he can, until he gets stripped.

“You never know, he might come back. If Tom did get beat, he would jump for joy and he would fight the guy who beat him, but Tom is not gonna get beat.

“I don’t think it’s gonna happen. It’s not happening at all.”

A few days after our interview with De Fries, he was proven right as Jon Jones announced his retirement from MMA.

Tom Aspinall has been promoted to the undisputed UFC heavyweight and will defend his title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 on October 25.

De Fries will almost certainly be making the trip to Abu Dhabi to support his friend and teammate.