Sports Doctor Explains Why Tom Aspinall’s Injury Was Fight Ending

[mkess101]

Hospital doctors who make Tom do a bunch of tests with their instruments to determine sight cannot determine if his eye is working or not.

Okay mkess. Go burn some sage, whistle to the wind 3x, and pray to Zeus or whatever heaten medicine you believe in

(we all know you'll believe whatever his 4th UK doctor friend says)

I believe what actual doctors I've interacted with have said.

Can you provide the actual medical records of his hospital visit that specifically say they know his vision wasn't affected? We'll all wait, because you seem to have detailed insider knowledge of everything that happened there.

 

[Alpha_T83]

You are so so so close to understanding that people are complaining that Tom opted out early to avoid an incoming loss.

No. Trying to force him to keep fighting because "maybe his vision would recover" and then having him quit (and take a loss) between rounds is just rewarding fouls.

Tom made the correct choice.

If you are right, then Gane will beat him in the rematch.

 

[markg171]

I believe what actual doctors I've interacted with have said.

Can you provide the actual medical records of his hospital visit that specifically say they know his vision wasn't affected? We'll all wait, because you seem to have detailed insider knowledge of everything that happened there.

The doctors literally laughed at the question about his eye, and were perplexed why his eye was perfectly fine when they looked under the bandage.

Beyond embarassing to keep doubling down on this.

 

[markg171]

No. Trying to force him to keep fighting because "maybe his vision would recover" and then having him quit (and take a loss) between rounds is just rewarding fouls.

Tom made the correct choice.

If you are right, then Gane will beat him in the rematch.

Nobody "forced" Tom to keep fighting, no more than he was "forced" to fight after he passed his pre-fight medicals either.

If you decide to fight and then back out that's your choice. Tom's just lucky his arrived in a way to receive a NC instead of a loss. Which his own team said they knew as Herzog had moronically told them all he'd call a NC if Tom decided not to continue after the doc had determined he could.

 

[mkess101]

The doctors literally laughed at the question about his eye, and were perplexed why his eye was perfectly fine when they looked under the bandage.

Beyond embarassing to keep doubling down on this.

I'll ask again: provide the evidence that those doctors stated they knew his vision wasn't impaired inside the cage after the eye poke. C'mon Marky, should be easy. You were stating it as fact that was the case.

 

[Alpha_T83]

Nobody "forced" Tom to keep fighting, no more than he was "forced" to fight after he passed his pre-fight medicals either.

If you decide to fight and then back out that's your choice. Tom's just lucky his arrived in a way to receive a NC instead of a loss. Which his own team said they knew as Herzog had moronically told them all he'd call a NC if Tom decided not to continue after the doc had determined he could.

You're misinterpreting the rules.

The doctor doesn't declare a fighter fit to continue. He merely says "I can't see visual evidence that would require me to stop the fight".

If you hear a doctor say that, and you think the doctor is saying "this fighter is fine to continue fighting" then you're flat wrong.

 

[markg171]

You're misinterpreting the rules.

The doctor doesn't declare a fighter fit to continue. He merely says "I can't see visual evidence that would require me to stop the fight".

If you hear a doctor say that, and you think the doctor is saying "this fighter is fine to continue fighting" then you're flat wrong.

Thank you for admitting Quitting Tom quit

 

[barillas]

Debunking this doc. I'm a doctor myself:

1. “Plenty of trauma to impair vision”
   Two gloved fingers briefly touched the eye surface; there was no swelling, bleeding, tearing, or subconjunctival hemorrhage, all of which appear even in mild abrasions.
   Both ringside and hospital doctors found no corneal damage, no hyphema, no orbital edema. Without those, the “plenty of trauma” argument is speculative.
2. “Looks OK but doesn’t function OK”
   True for temporary irritation, not for “can’t see anything.” A blink reflex and lacrimation clear the eye within seconds unless there’s structural injury.
   If function were truly lost, objective tests (OCT, ERG, PEV) would detect it. None were presented.
3. Force claim (“knuckles dug deep”)
   Replay shows a light grazing motion, not a penetrating jab. There’s no plausible vector for deep “digging.”
4. Medical transparency
   Sutterer is speaking hypothetically; he didn’t examine Aspinall. The actual attending physician reported “no serious damage.” Without direct data, this is opinion layered over rumor.
5. Logical inconsistency
   If the trauma was strong enough to disable both eyes, we’d see edema, photophobia, or discoloration. Instead, Aspinall calmly pressed a cloth on his face, walked normally, and did media shortly after.
6. Conclusion
   Sutterer statement confuses possibility with evidence. There’s zero proof of a disabling injury.
   The fight was stopped solely on Aspinall’s word, not on medical findings.
   Calling that “handled perfectly” is professional courtesy, not scientific reasoning.

Bottom line:
Aspinall’s case shows no objective pathology, no documented functional loss, and every behavioral sign of embellishment. The “trust-the-fighter” defense collapses when the fighter’s actions contradict basic physiology.

 

[barillas]

Yes, the question isn't whether the doctor would've continued, it's if other fighters would have. You're trying too hard.....

But anyway as I've said before, I'm not particularly focused on the eye issue and whether Aspinall "quit" due to it. I was extremely disappointed by the eye poke and I can fully understand if Tom was scared to continue against an amazing superior striker while his vision was impaired, that is a death sentence. And unlike the fantasy of the Aspinall cult, he couldn't take Gane down and sub him so easily after all.

I'm more interested in how superior Gane's striking technique was and how easily he stuffed the takedown. Gane was quite disrespected by the pro Aspinall, Jones hating cult, but his short performance made for a good serving of delicious crow to eat. And before you cope by saying there was a ton of fight left etc, that isn't even the point.

My point isn't that Gane is invincible and that he can't possibly lose to Aspinall. Considering Aspinall's speed and power that would be a ridiculous claim at HW. It's that his skills are much more considerable and challenging for Aspinall than ANY of his cult fans would dare admit, thus further validating how incredible the Jones performance was and further extending the massive chasm between Jones and Tom as fighters.

You’re actually making a fair point. The real story here isn’t just whether Aspinall “quit,” it’s that Gane exposed him technically before the foul even mattered.


Aspinall’s fans built him up as a complete heavyweight, fast, explosive, “future of the division”, but in four minutes Gane stuffed his takedown, dictated range, and started reading his rhythm. That’s why the foul looks suspicious: it arrived right when Gane took control.


Yes, fighting half-blind against a precision striker is suicide. But that still doesn’t justify claiming total blindness with zero evidence. A professional champion doesn’t walk away from a title fight in Abu Dhabi without medical proof.


So two things can be true:

• Gane was clearly superior that night, sharper, calmer, more technical.
• Aspinall likely exaggerated his impairment to exit a fight he was losing.

And you’re right, the way Gane handled those early exchanges reminds everyone just how surgical Jon Jones had to be to dismantle him.

 

[TGArthur]

I'm surprised more fighters haven't focused on the fact that there was only 30 seconds left in the round before Tom would've gotten anther 1 minute break too.

He very much opted out earlier.

Didn't Herzog even say he would give him more than 5 minutes in addition as well?