Aspinall Reveals Severe Eye Injury from Gane Fight

UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall revealed on Sunday the severe extent of an eye injury he sustained during his title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on October 25, confirming through medical documentation that the double eye poke has left him with ongoing vision impairment and sidelined from training.

The fight, which marked Aspinall's first defense as undisputed champion after Jon Jones relinquished the title earlier this year, ended in a no-contest just 4 minutes and 35 seconds into the first round. Gane, extending his fingers during a punch, accidentally poked Aspinall in both eyes, prompting referee Jason Herzog to issue a prior warning for the infraction earlier in the round. Aspinall received the standard five-minute recovery period but could not continue, leading to a medical stoppage.

In a social media post accompanied by memes and medical reports from the National Health Service, Aspinall detailed his diagnosis of bilateral traumatic Brown's syndrome, an acquired condition from the trauma that disrupts the superior oblique tendon-trochlear mechanism in both eyes. The reports noted persistent diplopia, or double vision, especially when looking...