UFCplicated: Aspinall’s Eye Injury Halts Title Defence Against Gane
The eagerly anticipated UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi ended abruptly on Saturday night due to an unintended eye injury to Aspinall. In a unfortunate turn of events, Gane unintentionally poked Aspinall in both eyes with his fingertips while attempting a punch in the final seconds of the first round. The Briton immediately signaled referee Jason Herzog, indicating he couldn’t see. “I can’t see,” Aspinall told Herzog, leading the referee to wave it off as a no contest. The 32-year-old Mancunian was immediately taken to the hospital for further examination and did not participate in the post-fight press conference. Upon news of Aspinall’s injury, fans and fellow fighters took to social media expressing their concern and wishing the champion a swift recovery. Aspinall, who suffered a serious knee injury in 2022, shared his concerns about the eye injury in a recent video. “It’s a dangerous sport. It’s way scarier than what I did to my knee. With your knee, you know it’s going to be alright but you don’t know how it’s going to be with your eye.” In 2022, Aspinall tore his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and his meniscus and sustained damage to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), forcing him to undergo surgery and spend a year in recovery. With the fight ending in a no contest, both fighters will now await further reports on Aspinall’s eye injury and a potential rematch could be on the cards. Stay tuned for more updates. Prior to the incident, the fighters had exchanged heavy strikes and Gane had scored with a couple of takedowns. However, Aspinall seemed to be finding his range with his strikes and was starting to gain momentum before the fight was waved off. We will bring you more information on Aspinall’s condition and potential rematch plans as soon as they’re available. Follow us for all the latest MMA news and updates. For more on Aspinall’s injury history, click here. Follow @tomaspinall on Twitter for his exclusive updates.
article-date datetime=”2023-03-15″>March 15, 2023
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