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Tom Aspinall Shares Grim Medical Update Confirming Severe Eye Injury from UFC Title Fight

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Tom Aspinall released medical documentation on Sunday, November 30, detailing the extent of the eye injury he sustained during his UFC heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane on October 25. The British fighter was poked in both eyes during the opening round of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, resulting in a no-contest decision after four minutes and 35 seconds.

Medical Documentation: Tom Aspinall Confirms Bilateral Ocular Trauma, Vision Still Impaired

According to the medical report Aspinall shared on social media, he has been diagnosed with bilateral traumatic Brown’s syndrome, a condition affecting both eyes that causes dysfunction of the superior oblique tendon-trochlear mechanism.