Hearing about the news for the first time, Justin Gaethje offered his condolences to Tom Aspinall, saying: "Terrible. I'm not happy for him. I think that's, yeah. It sucks. It sucks to go through that, for sure."

Dana White has pushed back against the idea that he doesn't like Tom Aspinall. This comes after Aspinall vacated the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title amid ongoing complications from an eye injury that prevented him from returning to competition.

Tom Aspinall was apparently gearing up for a massive UFC return fight before a major setback forced him to vacate the heavyweight belt.

Georges St-Pierre is hopeful that Tom Aspinall will be able to make a full recovery. Aspinall was recently called honorable for announcing that he had chosen to vacate the heavyweight title due to further complications with his health.

The biggest MMA story today is Tom Aspinall vacating his heavyweight title. The now-former champion will be out of competition indefinitely after complications and another setback from his eye injury suffered at UFC 321.

Dana White says he has no hard feelings toward former heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall despite his relationship with Eddie Hearn.

Chael Sonnen has publicly walked back his criticism of Tom Aspinall’s UFC 321 stoppage, telling Ariel Helwani that analysts who doubted the severity of the Briton’s eye injury simply “got this wrong.”

Tom Aspinall is making some major changes in the second half of 2026. The former UFC heavyweight champion recently vacated his 265-pound title after failing to obtain medical clearance for his MMA return.