Dillon Danis adds fuel to eye-poke drama, posts video questioning Tom Aspinall’s reaction

Dillon Danis (left) questions Tom Aspinall
Dillon Danis (left) questions Tom Aspinall's (right) eye-poke saga. [Images courtesy: Getty Images]

Dillon Danis recently questioned Tom Aspinall's eye-poke incident at UFC 321 by sharing a video of the Englishman that also featured clips from the American crime drama 'Dexter'.

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For context, Aspinall went up against Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title fight at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi last weekend. In the opening round, the Englishman was brutally poked in the eyes by Gane and wasn't able to continue fighting. The bout was ultimately ruled a no-contest by the referee.

In the aftermath, there was widespread debate within the MMA community about whether Aspinall had quit the fight early on purpose. In a recent Instagram post, Danis seemingly backed those questioning Aspinall's decision to stop the fight and shared a clip of the UFC champ holding his head and shielding his eyes afterward in the hospital.

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In the clip, Aspinall can also be seen opening his right eye and shutting it quickly. This footage was followed by a montage of clips from 'Dexter' showing character detective James Doakes, played by Erik King, looking suspicious. Danis wrote in the caption:

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"Idk man."
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Tom Aspinall's father shares update on UFC champ's injuries

Tom Aspinall's father, Andy Aspinall, recently shared an update on his son's injuries after the ill-fated UFC 321 event last weekend. He stated that the UFC star was still unable to see out of his right eye and had 50% vision in his left eye.

In a video shared to Aspinall's YouTube channel (via @ChampRDS on X), Aspinall Sr. revealed that his son had an appointment to see an eye specialist and said:

"We got an appointment yesterday morning with a friend of ours who is one of the doctors for the UFC, and he got us an appointment at Cheadle Hospital to see an eye specialist yesterday... It's bad. It's not good. His eye is a little bit more closed than it was. His right eye, he still can’t see anything. He said it’s just gray... His left eye is 50%, really blurry. So one is really blurry and one is still not working."

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Edited by Nishant Zende.
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