MY CAGE FRIGHT

Manchester heavyweight Tom admits seeing Trump at his New York ringside spooked him: It was pretty creepy

- MARTIN DOMIN

TOM ASPINALL revealed Donald Trump's face almost knocked him off his stride before the Brit bashed up Sergei Pavlovich in New York.

Aspinall needed less than two minutes to KO the dangerous Russian having accepted the daunting challenge at just two weeks' notice.

A back injury meant the Manchester heavyweight barely trained for the biggest fight of his life.

He also faced a race against time to secure a visa and admitted to being terrified minutes before he walked to the cage.

And catching sight of the former president almost tipped Aspinall over the edge before the 30-year-old regained his composure to become the UFC's interim heavyweight champion.