UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall won’t fight again until he’s fully recovered.
Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is headed for double eye surgery after getting poked in both eyes in his title fight against Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) at UFC 321 this past October, which was ruled a no contest.
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Aspinall says he still has double vision, and intends on making Gane pay once he’s cleared for the opportunity.
“I’m just thinking about my health at the minute, to be honest,” Aspinall said in an interview with One on One. “I’m not even thinking about any of that stuff, (retiring), because you’ve got to take one step at a time, don’t you? Obviously, the plan is to go back and beat the living daylights out of Ciryl Gane. That’s the plan. But right now, the short-term plan is to get back to where I should be and get back in the gym.”
At this point, Aspinall has muted the haters. He’s aware of the vast number of people accusing him of milking the injury, but is focused on the support he’s received. Either way, he won’t be pressured into making a premature comeback.
“I’m ready to get back, but my health has got to be right first,” Aspinall said. “I ain’t going to do nothing compromised. I’m not going to let my ego take over. Everything’s got to be right. So when the time is right, however that looks, whenever that is, that’s the plan.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Tom Aspinall eager ‘to beat the living daylights out of Ciryl Gane’
