Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw not too long ago spoke out in regards to the controversy surrounding Tom Aspinall at UFC 321.
Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first title protection resulted in catastrophe final Saturday when he was stabbed within the eye simply minutes into his bout in opposition to Cyril Gane. The primary occasion of UFC 321 was dominated a no-contest because of Aspinall’s incapacity to proceed competing and convey new life to the division post-Jon Jones.
Aspinall suffered a number of eye accidents in his struggle with Gane and can endure intensive testing to find out a timeline for his return to the Octagon. The most recent well being replace offered by Aspinall’s father revealed that the UFC heavyweight champion continues to be blind in a single eye days after UFC 321.
A number of the UFC’s high fighters have questioned the severity of Aspinall’s harm at UFC 321, with some accusing Aspinall of discovering a approach out of the struggle. That features Aljamain Sterling, who obtained appreciable backlash from followers for his angle in the direction of Aspinall’s harm.
TJ Dillashaw joins in vilification of former opponent in opposition to Tom Aspinall after UFC 321
In a current episode, jackson podcastformer UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw weighed in concerning the sudden finish to UFC 321.
“Initially, it was a foul and the individual accountable for that’s Cyril Gane, however from the optics and the appears to be like of it, his eyes had been closed when he was stabbed and he stated he could not see, however he wasn’t attempting to open them,” Dillashaw stated of Aspinall.
“After all, I do not know. I wasn’t there. However once I have a look at the images later, his eyes appear to be effective,” he continued. “I as soon as noticed somebody put a complete finger of their eye and hold preventing.
“I do not know. I imply, it is all hypothesis, however I really feel like he took the simple approach out.” (h/t Bloody Elbow)
