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The Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king discussed the aftermath of his bout against Ciryl Gane during a recent podcast appearance, where he revealed the extent of pain and inconvenience he faced due to his eye surgeries.
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Tom Aspinall’s eye surgeries and Ciryl Gane fight aftermath explained
Aspinall’s UFC 321 bout against Gane ended in a no contest after multiple accidental eye pokes left the heavyweight champion unable to continue.
“I’ve had three [eye] surgeries,” Aspinall said on the “Great Company with Jamie Lang” podcast. “I had one on the left and two on the right. By the way, I’ve had the snip, right? I’ve had a vasectomy, and I was thinking that has got to be the worst surgery ever. Mate, compared to eye surgery, it is nothing. Honestly.”
Aspinall further revealed that he had to remain awake while doctors operated on his eyes.
“It’s f*cking horrendous,” he recalled. “They kept me awake. They put something on to keep your eyeball open… they numb your eye… and they’re coming at you with a scalpel or knife, whatever it’s called, and you’re just watching them slice your eyeball open. It was horrendous.”
Aspinall admitted that his biggest concern immediately after the fight was whether the damage would have long-term consequences.
“At first, I was super scared about it, to be honest,” Aspinall said, noting that he initially feared the damage to his eye could be permanent. “Especially the first two weeks. Yeah, I was really scared about it.”
The Brit then addressed the backlash he faced from fans for the anticlimactic ending to the bout after many accused him of wanting out of the fight following a strong start from Gane.
“If you’re going to sit behind your phone and comment on the toughness of a professional MMA fighter, then you don’t really know what you’re talking about.”
Aspinall has since revealed that he’s ready to return to action, with a rematch against interim champion Gane expected to go down later this year.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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