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Tom Aspinall diagnosed with rare Brown\u2019s syndrome after eye poke by Ciryl Gane at UFC 321<\/a> in October Tom Aspinall Diagnosed With Brown\u2019s Syndrome After UFC 321 Eye Poke Injury<\/p>\n UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has been diagnosed with Brown\u2019s syndrome following an eye poke incident during his title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321<\/a> in Abu Dhabi. The fight ended in a no contest after four minutes when Aspinall could not continue.<\/p>\n The incident occurred in October when Gane\u2019s fingers raked across Aspinall\u2019s eyes during an exchange. After a five-minute timeout, the referee waved off the fight. Aspinall was taken to the hospital immediately after the bout.<\/p>\n Aspinall shared a medical report on Instagram detailing his condition. The report states he suffers from double vision, reduced eye motility, visual function and substantial field loss. Brown\u2019s syndrome is a rare condition that prevents the eye from moving upward, particularly when looking inward.<\/p>\n The medical report indicated Aspinall may need steroid injections or surgical intervention. These treatments would be necessary if his symptoms don\u2019t improve on their own. Aspinall said he is following doctor\u2019s orders and not training at the moment.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old British fighter has been in and out of hospitals having various tests. He has consulted with specialists, surgeons and doctors about his condition. More than a month after the injury, Aspinall remains unable to return to action.<\/p>\n Aspinall Defends Decision to Stop Fighting<\/p>\n Dana White commented at the UFC 321 post-fight press conference that Aspinall \u201cdidn\u2019t want\u201d to continue. White stated he cannot make fighters continue if they feel injured. He said only Aspinall knows whether he could see or continue.<\/p>\n Aspinall responded to White\u2019s comments in a YouTube video. He said he refused to continue because he is not a dummy. He explained he wouldn\u2019t fight one of the world\u2019s best strikers without being able to see.<\/p>\n Aspinall referenced his previous fight with Andrei Arlovski as an example. In that bout, he took a punch to the eye at the end of the first round. He fought the rest of that fight with compromised vision in one eye because it was a legal strike.<\/p>\n The champion said fighting through legal damage is expected. However, he argued fighters shouldn\u2019t risk their health after an illegal foul<\/a>. Aspinall stated he had no vision in either eye following the double eye poke.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 Tom Aspinall breaks his silence and responds to critics, posting his medical report, confirming that he\u2019s been diagnosed with \u201cbilateral traumatic Brown\u2019s syndrome\u201d<\/p>\n He suffered orbital soft tissue trauma and a possible fracture of the right medial orbital wall, doctors say pic.twitter.com\/O6DVd3m5wR<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMedical report shows Aspinall suffers from double vision, reduced eye motility, visual function and field loss
\nUFC 321 heavyweight title fight ended in no contest after four minutes when Aspinall couldn\u2019t continue
\nDana White suggests UFC may introduce harder penalties for eye pokes including point deductions or disqualification
\nAspinall not cleared to return to training and wants rematch with Gane when fully recovered<\/p>\n