Tom Aspinall has revealed that he has undergone surgery on the eye injury he suffered in his ill-fated heavyweight title defence against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, but still has obstacles to overcome before a possible return to the cage.
Gane accidentally poked the Briton in both eyes towards the end of the first round of their bout in Abu Dhabi on 25 October, with replays supporting his post-fight complaint that the Frenchman’s finger had gone “knuckle-deep” into his eye.
