"This is so whiny"- Ben Askren rips Tom Aspinall for posting eye-injury documents and labeling Ciryl Gane a “big cheater”

Tom Aspinall at UFC 321. [Image courtesy: Getty]
Tom Aspinall at UFC 321. [Image courtesy: Getty]

Tom Aspinall recently revealed the full extent of the eye injury that halted his bout against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. The UFC heavyweight champion claimed that he wants to run it back, but his medical report makes it clear that the process will not move quickly.

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Aspinall’s fight with Gane ended in a no-contest after an accidental poke stopped the fight in the opening round. He said that the injury pattern aligns with Brown’s syndrome, a condition that affects the tendon responsible for vertical eye movement.

Doctors have not cleared him for any combat activity and will reassess once the inflammation and mobility issues improve. He also hit back at Gane, stating:

"The guy was cheating from the first second, and the way that he wanted to win that fight was to have me compromised by cheating... My thoughts on him, I think he's a big cheater. I think that, look at all these fights. Even Jon Jones himself, even the GOAT himself, said before he fought him that Ciryl Gane's a cheater and uses dirty tactics."
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The comments drew criticism from some corners of the fan base and even a jab from Ben Askren, who called the reaction a "bad look." He took to X and wrote:

"This is so whiny. Bad look!"

Check out Ben Askren's X post below:

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According to Aspinall, doctors have placed him under specialist supervision, and he will not receive clearance until his vision stabilises. That means any talk of a rematch remains hypothetical until he is medically cleared.


Tom Aspinall pushes back on Dana White’s comments after UFC 321

Tom Aspinall gave a firm response to Dana White’s claim that he seemingly chose not to continue against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. He said the stoppage came after a double eye poke that left him seeing double and unable to defend himself.

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He pointed out that he has fought through damaged vision before, but this situation involved a foul that removed any chance of competing safely. Speaking in the aforementioned update on his YouTube channel, Aspinall said:

“Well, listen, I didn’t continue. I’ll tell you why I didn’t continue. Because I’m not a dummy. Like I’m not going to go out there and fight one of the best strikers in the world if I can’t see with double vision.... If you get double eye poked in both eyes and you’ve got no vision because of a foul, why should I carry on?"

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