Former champion clarifies rumors about Tom Aspinall's future, but makes it clear: 'The show must go on'

Aspinall backstage at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/tomaspinallofficial

Despite being the current Ultimate heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg), the situation of Tom aspinall The situation in the world's largest MMA organization is delicate. After undergoing eye surgery last week to recover from injuries sustained in... UFC 321The Briton still has no date set for his return to the octagon. Therefore, even though he is one of the top fighters on the planet, he will likely have to watch his division continue to develop without him being a part of it.

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In a video published on his YouTube channel last Sunday (15), Michael Bisping He tried to refute the rumors that surfaced last week about a possible departure of the champion.

"(Aspinall) just had surgery on both eyes... and it's been four months since the fight with Cyryl Gane"He just had surgery, okay, and he's not going to fight anytime soon… When (the rumors) said they went to Tom and asked him to relinquish the title, I kind of understood. Turns out it's all nonsense. Tom is waiting to come back, he's still the world heavyweight champion," stated the official UFC commentator.

Tom aspinall during hospital care after UFC 321. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

According to Bisping, Aspinall will have to vacate the belt.

M. Bisping on his 'YouTube' channel. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

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A fellow countryman and one of the champion's biggest supporters, Bisping argued that it's undeniable that the most prestigious division in MMA cannot be at the mercy of Aspinall's recovery at this time.

“I understand what Tom is saying, okay? Because you really feel like the whole world is turning against you. And he wasn’t to blame. He wasn’t. But this is the world we live in. The show must go on. If someone gets hurt, well, that’s a shame, but the show goes on. If you get hurt at work and can’t work on Monday morning, business goes on,” Bisping said.

The former champion cited his own career as an example of UFC politics. Bisping suffered serious problems with his right eye after being hit by a kick from... Vitor belfort in 2013. For years, he underwent various procedures, to the point of losing his sight.

“I underwent several eye surgeries. I wasn’t in constant contact with the UFC. They didn’t call me to see how I was doing. They have a business to run. They have a gigantic global corporation to manage, promoting the best fights on the planet, okay?” he concluded.