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Aspinall was landing clean, Gane was moving slick, and then an eye poke at 4:35 of the first round shut the whole thing down. What looked accidental turned into a major controversy when Aspinall accused Gane of intentional cheating, saying Gane had his fingers pointed at his eyes in nearly every exchange. Fans are still pissed because we got robbed of what was shaping up to be an absolute banger.\n\nThe aftermath got messy. Aspinall was diagnosed with bilateral traumatic Brown's syndrome and still hasn't been medically cleared to train or compete. He might need surgery. Dana White caught heat for suggesting Aspinall didn't want to continue, which fired up the British heavyweight even more. Aspinall posted medical paperwork proving the injury was legit and called out critics as \"fucking losers\" on social media. White later clarified at the UFC 323 presser that he never said anything negative about Aspinall and expects him to heal up and defend the title in 2025. The communication breakdown between fighter and promoter added another layer to an already heated situation.\n\nWhat makes this matchup so wild is the speed factor at heavyweight. Aspinall's been smoking dudes in under a minute. Remember when he flatlined Sergei Pavlovich in 69 seconds at MSG, or that 60 second destruction of Curtis Blaydes in Manchester? The guy's a finishing machine. But Gane's got that Muay Thai background and moves like he's two weight classes lighter. When they fought, Gane was actually landing at 75% and looked comfortable in the pocket before everything went sideways.\n\nThe technical battle is insane to think about. Aspinall throws heat and closes distance like a freight train, but Gane's footwork and range management are next level. Just look at how he picked apart Serghei Spivac with 110 strikes landed, or how he outworked Alexander Volkov over three rounds in December 2024. Can Gane stay on the outside and point fight his way through five rounds, or does Aspinall's power eventually catch up to him? That's the million dollar question.\n\nThis is for the heavyweight title, and both guys know they've got unfinished business. The first fight answered nothing, and now the whole division is waiting to see who's really the best heavyweight on the planet.\n\nUPD (15th of December): Aspinall revealed on the Ariel Helwani Show that there was a brutal communication breakdown with Dana White over his eye injury recovery, expressing disappointment with how the UFC handled the situation publicly.\n\nUPD (15th of December): White responded at the UFC 323 presser saying he never said anything negative about Aspinall and expects the champ to heal up and defend his title sometime in 2025 once medically cleared.","key_storylines":["Unfinished business after controversial no-contest in Abu Dhabi","Aspinall's knockout power versus Gane's elite movement and range","Heavyweight title on the line in must-see rematch"],"finishing_window":"If this fight happens, expect fireworks early - both guys have proven they can end it in the first round, and neither wants to leave it to the judges this time."},"advantages":{"striking":{"advantage":"Tom Aspinall","difference":"44.2%","values":{"fighter1":7.63,"fighter2":5.29}},"grappling":{"advantage":"Tom Aspinall","difference":"285.3%","values":{"fighter1":2.62,"fighter2":0.68}},"defense":{"advantage":"Tom Aspinall","difference":"112.8%","values":{"fighter1":100,"fighter2":47}}},"prediction_factors":["Statistical analysis","Fighting style matchup","Recent performance trends","Physical advantages","Historical data patterns"]},"related_links":{"fighter1_profile":"https://agentmma.com/fighters/3522-tom-aspinall","fighter2_profile":"https://agentmma.com/fighters/4546-ciryl-gane","all_articles":"https://agentmma.com/articles"}}