Tom Aspinall stated that his eye injury is healing and he will soon receive medical clearance to return to full contact training. The heavyweight interim champion revealed that the UFC has informed him his next bout will be against the winner of the upcoming Alex Pereira versus Ciryl Gane fight. Aspinall explained that those two need to fight first, recover from their bout, and then when everyone is ready, they will schedule his fight. This suggests Aspinall is committed to waiting for the winner rather than taking an interim defense. The timeline for his return remains dependent on when Pereira and Gane compete and recover.
