Tom Aspinall revealed that his eye is healing and he will soon receive clearance to return to full contact training. Aspinall stated that the UFC has notified him that his next fight will be against the winner of Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane. He indicated that those two need to fight first, recover from their bout, and then when everyone is ready, his fight will take place. This confirms Aspinall's position as the next heavyweight title challenger pending the outcome of Pereira vs. Gane.
