Overview
- Optegra Eye Health Care confirmed it operated on both of Tom Aspinall’s eyes, saying rehabilitation continues to get his vision back to 'fighting fitness.'
- The procedures follow a double eye poke against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, which led to a no-contest when Aspinall could not continue.
- ESPN reports Aspinall has not been medically cleared to compete and has dealt with double vision and reduced eye movement since the incident.
- UFC leadership previously downplayed the follow-up care as injections and questioned Aspinall’s willingness to continue, assertions contradicted by the confirmed surgeries.
- The UFC intends to rebook the Aspinall–Gane title fight once he is cleared, with media and fans discussing an interim heavyweight title as an unresolved possibility.