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Tom Aspinall Provides Update on Recovery And Return After Eye-Poke

“That’s the plan,” the heavyweight champion stated when asked about a return in 2026. He clarified that "surgery on one side" is completed, with “the next surgery scheduled for mid-January,” adding that he's “working towards getting back” into the octagon. Aspinall sustained major eye injuries in his heavyweight title fight in October against Ciryl Gane because of an accidental eye-poke.