{"id":29412,"date":"2026-09-23T12:51:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29412"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:51:58","slug":"ciryl-gane-rips-mentally-fragile-tom-aspinall-after-vacating-ufc-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=29412","title":{"rendered":"Ciryl Gane rips &#8216;mentally fragile&#8217; Tom Aspinall after vacating UFC title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Mike Perry speaks out after suffering injury during upset loss to Brandon Jenkins: \u201cHealth is wealth\u201d<span class=\"photo-credit\">Credit: Giuseppe CACACE\/AFP\/Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane didn\u2019t hold back on his perception of Tom Aspinall since their UFC 321 fight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tom Aspinall stole the headlines last week when he announced he was vacating his UFC heavyweight title to focus on his recovery from multiple eye injuries. Aspinall, who hasn\u2019t fought since a no contest against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, has suffered numerous setbacks in his recovery from multiple eye pokes last year.<\/p>\n<p>Gane was promoted to undisputed champion by the UFC matchmakers following an interim title win earlier this year. He won the interim belt by finishing former two-division champion Alex Pereira at UFC Freedom 250.<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall has repeatedly labeled Gane as a \u2018cheater\u2019 during his injury-related hiatus. After Aspinall let the heavyweight division proceed without him, Gane isn\u2019t letting his former foe off the hook.<\/p>\n<h2>Ciryl Gane and his team label Tom Aspinall \u2018fragile\u2019 for handling of eye injuries<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview with <em>Zack Nani TV<\/em>, Gane reacted to Aspinall\u2019s indefinite departure and how he\u2019s handled his recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew he was fragile mentally,\u201d Gane said of Aspinall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had guessed it; we suspected it. The guy complains a bit too much. You got poked in the eyes; you have a right to stop. If you feel pain, there\u2019s an issue. There\u2019s no need to do all that you did in terms of communication because it worked against you in the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw the fingers; there\u2019s no need to do all that you did.\u201d (<em>h\/t Heavy<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, Aspinall hasn\u2019t responded to Gane\u2019s scathing remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Gane will fight Josh Hokit in his first undisputed heavyweight title defense at UFC 334 later this year. Hokit earned the title shot after recent wins over Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What is your prediction for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit? Share your thoughts in the comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ciryl-gane\/ciryl-gane-mentally-fragile-tom-aspinall-vacating-title\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ciryl-gane-mentally-fragile-tom-aspinall-vacating-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Mike Perry speaks out after suffering injury during upset loss to Brandon Jenkins: \u201cHealth is wealth\u201dCredit: Giuseppe CACACE\/AFP\/Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane didn\u2019t hold back on his perception of Tom Aspinall since their UFC 321 fight. 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