Overview
- The UFC 321 heavyweight title fight with Ciryl Gane was ruled a no-contest at 4:35 of round one after an accidental double eye poke left Aspinall unable to continue.
- Aspinall saw a specialist after returning to England, where his father reported no vision in the right eye and roughly 50% in the left, with a CT scan planned to check for bone damage.
- UFC CEO Dana White says the promotion intends to rebook an immediate rematch once Aspinall is medically cleared, though no timetable has been set.
- Reaction across MMA remains split, with figures like TJ Dillashaw and Aljamain Sterling questioning the optics as others defend Aspinall, and Henry Cejudo urging him to ignore online criticism.
- Ciryl Gane apologized for the foul, while renewed scrutiny has focused on safety measures and glove design after the UFC briefly trialed redesigned gloves in 2024 before reverting to the prior model.