At this point, Tom Aspinall will be lucky to get his full eyesight back. And until he repairs that ocular trauma everything else is on hold, especially when it comes to his fighting career.
Aspinall is fighting for his vision right now and his UFC future completely depends on getting it repaired to what it once was. The only problem is that Aspinall is still experiencing some major side effects from Gane’s illegal act four months ago. These issues are prohibiting Aspinall from driving a car, playing with his kids, and returning to training. The idea of him making a return to UFC’s Octagon anytime soon would be wishful thinking to say the least.
Earlier this week, Uncrowned’s Peter Carroll published an article that covered his time with Aspinall during his recent surgery. The piece not only shed some light on Aspinall’s mental state and apparent hatred for the business side of the sport, but it also went into detail about the ongoing issues he’s experiencing. Those side effects are listed below and to be honest they’re hard to read. Aspinall can’t seem to do everyday things at this moment in time and it’s become a sad reality to see for one of the most talented fighters in the sport.
Check it out below:
- 18 eye exams with more to come
- 3 different prescription eyeglasses
- Double eye surgery earlier this week
- 32 eye drops per day
- Loss of balance caused by vertigo
- Blurry vision accompanied by a constant black spot
- Double vision that leads to sickness
- Can’t drive a car
- Unable to track moving targets
- Misses people’s hands when he tries to shake them
- Has difficulty using his phone or playing with his kids
