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The UFC heavyweight champion recently shared a photo of himself following the procedure, humorously comparing his red-eyed image to Michael Jackson’s Thriller video while playing the theme from “Silence of the Lambs” in the background.
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No Laughing Matter
The incident that led to Aspinall’s current plight was no laughing matter, however. The Brit was on the receiving end of a double-eye poke early in his heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 this past October. The bout was ruled a no contest at the 4:35 mark of Round 1 when it was determined that Aspinall couldn’t continue.
The medical team who performed the surgery on Aspinall shared on update on the fighter Tuesday, revealing that the plan was to “contiue the journey to get Tom’s vision back to fighting fitness.” Aspinall is expected to face Gane in a rematch when he is fully recovered, but there is currently no timetable for the champion’s return.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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