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Tom Aspinall is still recovering from the eye injury suffered at UFC 321. | Getty/UFC
Tom Aspinall isn’t yet cleared to compete, but he already has revenge on the brain.
Aspinall suffered an eye injury in the opening round of his heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 this past October. The Brit was unable to continue after the foul, a decision which prompted both criticism and skepticism from the MMA community.
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Perhaps wanting to quiet the doubters, Aspinall shared his recent medical history and the injuries suffered as a result of eye pokes delivered by Gane in their bout. Though a timeline hasn’t been established for his return, the reigning heavyweight champion is already looking forward to running it back against Gane when he is fully healthy.
“Thanks for all the love, support & memes, [f—k] the hate,” Aspinall wrote in an accompanying caption on Instagram. “Coming to get my revenge on the big cheater.”
Recovery Status Uncertain
Aspinall also revealed that he has suffered “clinically significant bilateral ocular trauma requiring ongoing consultant led management” as a result of Gane’s eye pokes. He could require “periocular steroid injections or surgical intervention to address persistent motility impairment” if his symptoms persist. The diagnosis of Aspinall’s symptoms is consistent with traumatic bilateral Brown’s syndrome, a condition which makes it difficult for an individual to move their eye freely in all directions. As of late November, it was still necessary for Aspinall to receive further treatment and evaluation.
A longer description of Aspinall’s diagnosis is below:
“Following a bilateral eye-poke injury sustained during a UFC fight in October 2025, the patient has been diagnosed with bilateral traumatic Brown’s syndrome, indicating significant disruption to the superior oblique tendon-trochlear complex. Clinically, he presents with:
-Persistent diplopia in multiple gaze positions, including lateral gaze and upgaze.
-Blurred vision and photophobia following the trauma.
-Marked restriction of elevation in adduction in both eyes, confirmed on orthoptic assessment.
-Reduction in visual acuity bilaterally.
Severe bilateral visual field depression on Humphrey visual field testing.Imaging and investigations demonstrated:
-Findings requiring continued monitoring, with no definitive structural explanation identified for the degree of functional deficit.
-CT imaging initially raised concern for a medial orbital wall abnormality.
-MRI demonstrated no acute structural abnormality to account for motility impairment or visual symptoms.
-Intraocular pressures and anterior segment findings did not identify the source of functional limitation.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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