"Tom Aspinall looks like something out of a horror flick after recently undergoing surgery on both of his eyes. The UFC heavyweight champion recently shared a photo of himself following the procedure, humorously comparing his red-eyed image to Michael Jackson 's Thriller video while playing the theme from "Silence of the Lambs" in the background."
"The Brit was on the receiving end of a double-eye poke early in his heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 this past October. The bout was ruled a no contest at the 4:35 mark of Round 1 when it was determined that Aspinall couldn't continue. The medical team who performed the surgery on Aspinall shared on update on the fighter Tuesday, revealing that the plan was to "contiue the journey to get Tom's vision back to fighting fitness.""
Tom Aspinall underwent surgery on both eyes after sustaining a double-eye poke during his heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. The bout was ruled a no contest at 4:35 of Round 1 when he could not continue. Medical staff performed surgery and announced plans to continue the journey to get Tom's vision back to fighting fitness. Aspinall shared a post-surgery photo comparing his red-eyed appearance to Michael Jackson's Thriller while using the Silence of the Lambs theme. A rematch with Ciryl Gane is expected once Aspinall fully recovers, with no timetable set.
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