Tom Aspinall Confirms Eye Surgery in Foul-Mouthed Response to Ciryl Gane

UFC star Tom Aspinall has confirmed he will be having eye surgery in an X-rated message to Ciryl Gane.

Back in October, all eyes were on the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as Aspinall vs Gane headlined UFC 321.

The likes of Mackenzie Dern, Virna Jandiroba, Umar Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista were also in action.

However, in the much-anticipated main event, the bout between Aspinall and Gane was declared a no-contest in the first round after an accidental eye poke from the Frenchman.

At the time, while being evaluated by the doctor, Aspinall repeatedly told him and the referee, "I can't f***ing see".

The Englishman was seen with a cloth on his eye but reiterated that his vision did not come back and after the allocated time-out, a no-contest was called.

After being booed by the fans inside the arena, Aspinall said: "Guys, I just got f***ing poked knuckle deep in the eyeball. What the f**k? Why are you booing? What am I supposed to do about it? I didn't do the f***ing poke. I can't see.

"This is bulls**t. The fight was just getting going. Complete bulls**t. I'm p***ed off. I can hardly open my eye. Look. Look. Look at this. Look at this. Fucking double poke. Both eyeballs. Yeah, it was double. It was double."

Aspinall vs Gane headlined UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. Image: Getty

Since then, UFC fans have been left wondering if a potential rematch between Aspinall and Gane would take place.

Taking to social media on Tuesday, Gane posted a series of videos and images on his Instagram account, with a caption that read: "Still no date or opponent yet… but we keep grinding and training hard before the holidays with my man."

According to TNT Sports UFC, Aspinall responded to Gane with an X-rated message.

The 32-year-old wrote: "No s*** there’s not a date yet. I’m not medically cleared to fight and about to have surgery thanks to your disgusting fingernails.

"I’ll be back to smash your face in soon you cheat."

Tom Aspinall suffered an eye injury during UFC 321 vs Ciryl Gane. Image: Getty

What did Dana White say about Aspinall vs Gane?

Speaking back in October, UFC boss Dana White said: "I feel the way everybody feels. Great showing, s***y ending, you know? I think that after the Jones fight, a lot of people wrote Ciryl Gane off, he looked damn good tonight. It was good, it looked like we were in for a few rounds and it was going to be a good fight.

"Total pain in the a** but yeah. It’s unfortunate it ended the way that it did and yes, I think that there probably will be a lot more interest in the rematch after [Gane] had Tom bloodied up and Tom didn’t want to continue in the fight."

He added: "So the rematch is very interesting. Right here, right now, being honest – I never do this when it comes to talking about what next fight is going to happen – the rematch is what makes sense."