Tom Aspinall's father updates UFC 321 eye injury
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Right after UFC 321, Sonnen stirred backlash by saying Aspinall should have continued despite the injury. “Being poked in the eye is illegal, but to fight with one eye is very common,” he said on ESPN’s post-fight show. “In all fairness, you’re the heavyweight champion of the world, you’ve got to fight with one eye at times.”
UFC 321 was marred by controversy as Tom Aspinall's heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane was declared a no contest after the champion was poked in both eyes
Fernand Lopez was visibly emotional after Ciryl Gane's title fight with heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall came to an end.
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The heavyweight champ received plenty of criticism after an eye poke ended his first title defense unceremoniously
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Tom Aspinall ‘made the smart decision’ at UFC 321 — but Anthony Smith was ‘dumb’ to save Jon Jones
You can be honorable or you can be smart — rarely can you be both. That’s according to former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who now serves as color commentator and MMA analyst for ESPN. “DC” believes Tom Aspinall “made the smart decision” by telling referee Jason Herzog he was unable to see after getting
Rather than comment on the outcome of Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Jon Jones has once again directed his attention to Alex Pereira following UFC 321.