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The former UFC welterweight champion **Belal Muhammad** has come to the defense of the current heavyweight titleholder **Tom Aspinall**, who faced criticism following his fight against **Ciryl Gane** at UFC 321. The match was stopped in the first round after Gane inadvertently poked Aspinall in both eyes, preventing the British fighter from continuing.
After the event, Tom underwent medical evaluations, but some opponents questioned the severity of his injury, suggesting that Aspinall was looking for a way out of the fight. Muhammad, who experienced a similar situation in his bout with Leon Edwards, reached out to Aspinall.
“Tom, now you’re beginning to understand what I felt. I’ve been in your shoes. You got poked in the eye — that’s not your fault — yet the whole world and the fans blame you for it. My advice: stop dwelling on it! Don’t worry about what people say, and don’t feel the need to prove anything to anyone. Because even if you provide evidence — like doctor visits or eye exams — many will dismiss it with, ‘Oh, it’s nothing serious.’ So it really won’t help your case.
Ultimately, do I believe you did this intentionally? That you were looking for a way out of the fight? Absolutely not. After my fight with Leon, my eye didn’t open for about 30 minutes, and that was one of the hardest experiences I’ve faced. It wasn’t just the pain; it felt like everything was over, and the doctors would say, ‘Don’t come back to the sport.’…
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Publish date : 2025-10-31 09:51:00
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