"The guy didn't want to see" - Jon Jones claims Tom Aspinall wanted a way out of fight against Ciryl Gane

Jon Jones continued to hit out at Tom Aspinall after the latter’s first title defense ended in a no-contest.

Aspinall, the current UFC heavyweight champion, faced Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. However, the Brit could not continue after being on the receiving end of a couple of eye pokes.

Jones, the former UFC heavyweight champion, had been called out by Aspinall previously for a fight. While ‘Bones’ avoided fighting Aspinall, the former champion has slammed the Brit for his actions.

There was some controversy regarding the severity of Aspinall’s injury during the fight, something Jones alluded to while speaking to Geoffrey Woo:

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“Initially, the doctor was like ‘he looks fine’ and Tom’s like ‘no, I can’t.’ The guy wasn't trying to see, the guy didn't want to see.”

Jones claimed that Aspinall didn’t know which eye was injured more and he used this as an excuse to quit the fight:

“The eye he was covering appeared to be actually the eye that didn't get penetrated. One eye, the finger goes all the way, underneath the eyelid. The other eye it was on top of the eyelid…I don't think Tom really knew which eye was supposed to be more compromised. He just knew that he had been fouled and it was his way out.”

‘Bones’ didn’t rule out a fight with Aspinall in the future but added it wasn’t a necessary fight.

“If we still fight, it'd be awesome. If not, I don't feel like I need him. Especially after his last performance.”

Check out Jon Jones' comments below:

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Ciryl Gane’s coach shares take on Tom Aspinall’s eye injury

Fernand Lopez, Ciryl Gane’s coach, also shared his take on the big talking point from UFC 321.

Lopez spoke with UFC legend Daniel Cormier and was disappointed with the outcome of the fight:

"Ciryl looked good there. For us, everything was going as planned. Absolutely planned. Unfortunately, if he can't see, he can't see. There's nothing we can do about it. So disappointed."

Gane did catch Aspinall a few times in the round, and the Frenchman was looking good. Dana White, the UFC president, wasn’t pleased with the result. However, he confirmed that a rematch would take place as soon as possible.

Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim