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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Pattle

Tom Aspinall lifts lid on hospital treatment after eye-poke disaster at UFC 321

Tom Aspinall has shared behind-the-scenes footage from the fallout of his UFC 321 fight, where he was poked in both eyes by Ciryl Gane – leading to a No Contest.

Britain’s Aspinall was defending the undisputed heavyweight title for the first time on Saturday, in a main event in Abu Dhabi, when Gane committed an accidental foul in the very first round. Two of his fingers went into Aspinall’s eyes, with one going knuckle-deep into the left eye, though the right seemed to bother the Briton more.

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