{"id":6450,"date":"2025-11-13T11:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:15:25","slug":"islam-makhachev-reacts-to-controversial-end-of-tom-aspinall-vs-ciryl-gane-what-lies-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/islam-makhachev-reacts-to-controversial-end-of-tom-aspinall-vs-ciryl-gane-what-lies-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev Reacts to Controversial End of Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane: What Lies Ahead?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3363\" data-end=\"3650\">The premature ending of the <strong data-start=\"3391\" data-end=\"3438\">Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane fight at UFC 321<\/strong>, which concluded as a <strong data-start=\"3461\" data-end=\"3475\">No Contest<\/strong> after a finger to the eye, continues to spark debate. In an interview on YouTuber <strong data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3572\">Adin Ross\u2019<\/strong> channel, <strong data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3601\">Islam Makhachev<\/strong> offered a measured and empathetic perspective:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3918\">\u201cI\u2019m a bit surprised by the outcome, but it makes the rematch more exciting. People now understand that both guys are on the same level. Once in my life, I got poked in the eye and couldn\u2019t open the other one due to the intense pain. They had to do laser surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6450-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"1237\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQNODg4yfr7T15rUiX0XbbOWgPRQ8qBuSm3BJ6RM44kfOHf1jvApuuqrkRi_PAWu50hahkxNY8tPDkFWAYM1eFA3fHW9l44-X3C-TZM.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQNODg4yfr7T15rUiX0XbbOWgPRQ8qBuSm3BJ6RM44kfOHf1jvApuuqrkRi_PAWu50hahkxNY8tPDkFWAYM1eFA3fHW9l44-X3C-TZM.mp4\">https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AQNODg4yfr7T15rUiX0XbbOWgPRQ8qBuSm3BJ6RM44kfOHf1jvApuuqrkRi_PAWu50hahkxNY8tPDkFWAYM1eFA3fHW9l44-X3C-TZM.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3963\"><strong data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3963\">Analysis and forward-looking questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3964\" data-end=\"4422\">\n<li data-start=\"3964\" data-end=\"4094\">\n<p data-start=\"3966\" data-end=\"4094\">With <strong data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"3985\">Dana White<\/strong> confirming plans for a rematch, this bout promises to be <strong data-start=\"4043\" data-end=\"4091\">a decisive showdown between top heavyweights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4095\" data-end=\"4202\">\n<p data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4202\">Will Ciryl Gane assert dominance in the rematch, or can Tom Aspinall rebound after his previous injury?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4203\" data-end=\"4308\">\n<p data-start=\"4205\" data-end=\"4308\">How will the psychological impact of the eye incident affect each fighter\u2019s strategy and preparation?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4309\" data-end=\"4422\">\n<p data-start=\"4311\" data-end=\"4422\">Can Makhachev\u2019s personal experience with similar accidents provide insights into how this rivalry may unfold?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4424\" data-end=\"4595\">This rematch is shaping up to be <strong data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4507\">one of the most anticipated heavyweight events<\/strong>, with critical technical, tactical, and mental factors likely to determine the outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The premature ending of the Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane fight at UFC 321, which concluded as a No Contest after a finger to the eye, continues to spark debate. In an interview on YouTuber Adin Ross\u2019 channel, Islam Makhachev offered a measured and empathetic perspective: \u201cI\u2019m a bit surprised by the outcome, but it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-mma-video","9":"category-ufc-news","10":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6453,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6450\/revisions\/6453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}