UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is still dealing with lingering eye issues months after his controversial no-contest with Ciryl Gane and the road back to full health is proving longer than expected.
Aspinall last competed in October, when he attempted to make the first defense of his undisputed title against Gane in the main event of UFC 321. The fight unraveled early. After a difficult opening stretch, Aspinall was struck by a severe eye poke that left him unable to continue, forcing the bout to be ruled a no-contest.
ud83dudea8 Tom Aspinall provides an update on his eye injury:
"I've had surgery on one side already, next surgery is coming mid-January.