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Tom Aspinall is looking forward to facing Ciryl Gane or Alex Pereira down the road. | Getty/UFC
Tom Aspinall remains on the mend following eye surgery, but he’ll be an interested observer when Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane square off for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House on June 14.
Aspinall made his first title defense against Gane at UFC 321 this past October, but the bout was halted in the first stanza after Gane poked the reigning champ in both eyes. It has been a lengthy ordeal for Aspinall to recover from the fouls, despite skepticism that he was looking for a way out of the fight. At the moment, Aspinall understands why the promotion booked Pereira and Gane for an interim belt.
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“I mean, who else is going to fight? The division’s on its ass,” Aspinall said on his YouTube channel. “There’s not many big fights to make, is there? So they’ve got to do what they’ve got to do.”
Waiting for Clearance
While the last update regarding Aspinall’s recovery was concerning, the Brit seems to be feeling good enough to look ahead to a showdown against the winner of the UFC White House clash.
“Obviously, I want to fight the winner of that,” Aspinall said. “Just waiting now to get the green light, the all clear from the doctor to start training properly again. As soon as we can start training properly again, full contact in the gym, we will be getting a fight date booked to fight the winner. Just waiting for the clearance to be medically cleared, and then we go.
“As soon as the doctor clears me, we’ll let the UFC know and we’ll be looking to book a fight soon as possible.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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