Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw is the latest to speak out about the Tom Aspinall controversy at UFC 321.
Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first title defense ended in disaster after he was stared down in both eyes just minutes after his fight with Ciryl Gane last Saturday. The UFC 321 main event was ruled a no-contest after Aspinall fell out of contention and failed to revive the division after Jon Jones.
Aspinall suffered multiple eye injuries during his fight with Gane and will undergo extensive testing to determine a timeline for a return to the Octagon. Aspinall’s father’s latest health update revealed that the UFC heavyweight champion still can’t see out of one of his eyes days after UFC 321.
Several top UFC names have questioned the severity of Aspinall’s injuries at UFC 321, with some accusing Aspinall of finding a way out of the fight. This includes Aljamain Sterling, who received his fair share of backlash from fans for his stance on Aspinall’s injuries.
TJ Dillashaw Joins Former Opponent in Post-UFC 321 Smear Against Tom Aspinall
During a recent episode of the JAXXON podcastFormer UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw weighed in on the abrupt end of UFC 321.
“Look, first of all it was a foul and Ciryl Gane is the one to blame for it. But from the optics and the way it looked – his eye was closed when he got poked in it, he said he couldn’t see, but he didn’t even try to open his eye,” Dillashaw said of Aspinall.
“Obviously I have no idea, I’m not there. But you see the pictures afterwards and his eye looks fine,” he continued. “I’ve seen a whole finger go in someone’s eye and they keep fighting.
“I don’t know. I mean, it’s all speculation, but I feel like maybe he took the easy way out.” (h/t Bloody elbow)
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