Outside Source
Aspinall looked to defend his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The fight, ended in a no contest after a double eye poke from Gane left Aspinall unable to continue late in the first round. Some fans booed Aspinall, who was left angry and frustrated. Fans also accused Aspinall of giving up because Gane was looking good for as long as the fight lasted.
However, having met Aspinall backstage, Cormier believes his injury was fight ending. Cormier revealed that Aspinall’s right eye was bandaged ,as he couldn’t open it even 20 minutes after the fight. According to Cormier, that was likely the lesser of two injuries, since Aspinall’s left eye was poked knuckle-deep. Cormier believes the compromised right eye alone would have made it difficult for Aspinall to continue.
It Would Have Been Hard to Deal With
“I saw Tom Aspinall, his right eye is covered in a bandage,” Cormier said on social media. “Because he cannot open it still, we’re 20 minutes past the fight ending. And what’s crazy about this is, his other eye was the one where [Gane’s] hand went knuckle deep. The right side was scraped down more. The left side was the one that went knuckle deep. It really would have been hard to deal with, if not the pain on the other side. Tom was very upset and people were booing. And then people saw the replay and they were like, ‘Wait a minute, maybe we should be booing the other guy.’ Then they booed Ciryl Gane.”
Aspinall was taken to a hospital after the fight ended.
😳🩸 Daniel Cormier says he saw Tom Aspinall backstage and says he still had bandages over his left eye
“What’s crazy his left eye was the one which went knuckle deep. The right side was scraped down more.
[The left eye] would’ve had hard to deal with if not the pain he felt on… pic.twitter.com/xZEIHlZS5n
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) October 25, 2025
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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