Tom Aspinall vacated his UFC Heavyweight Title after failing to recover from eye pocking injury

Tom Aspinall’s vacating of the UFC heavyweight title came after an 11-month odyssey to regain fight-worthy vision. Yet the inevitable disappointment of a fan base who has yearned for his rematch with Ciryl Gane does not come close to the frustration felt within the Aspinall camp, as several false dawns have emerged and disappeared on his way back to the Octagon.