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There is unfinished business at the top of the heavyweight division following UFC 321. Tom Aspinall has received criticism for the way that his first defense of the undisputed title ended. The Brit was unable to continue after being poked in both of his eyes, clearly telling the referee that he couldn’t see minutes after the foul took place. While Jon Jones was recently critical of Aspinall’s overall skillset, others have questioned whether he had the desire to continue competing. One fighter who initially questioned this recently admitted that he quickly changed his mind. Alex Lohore wants Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane 2 in the UK French MMA star Alex Lohore has ties to both Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, though he was rooting for his countryman to secure the heavyweight gold. The European veteran reflected on the fight in a recent exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow. Following a different recent interview, Bas Rutten was heavily praised by fans for his take on the fight, with the legend arguing that Aspinall was right to withdraw while more criticism should be placed on Gane and his team. Lohore admitted that while he was critical of the defending champion at first, like many, he quickly realized just how significant the eye pokes were when watching the replays. ‘Da Killa King’ told Bloody Elbow that he also agrees with the Brit’s decision to not try to fight through the eye pokes while being significantly compromised. “I feel it was a shame. The eye poke, I thought at first Aspinall was a bit… not being rude, but p——- out a bit but after watching it and seeing how deep the finger was in his eye, I was like, ‘Okay, fair enough.’ It’s a title shot, you don’t want to risk it, you want to have a proper fight so it’s fair.” Lohore went on to say that he has one wish for the likely rematch that will take place between the two men in the near future. “I wish they could make it in the UK, that would be great. All the French lot could come and obviously the UK guys would be there, so it would be a great atmosphere but I don’t think Dana would want that.” Alex Lohore had his fight canceled on short notice Alex Lohore was set to return to action on November 7 to face Mohammad Fakhreddine for the interim super welterweight title at Brave 100 in Bahrain. Unfortunately, it was announced earlier today (November 6) by the promotion that the fight will no longer take place due to Fakhreddine not showing up to the morning weigh-ins. Lohore, whose opponent was inducted into the Brave Hall of Fame during fight week, posted the following reaction to the news on Instagram. “How do you put someone so unprofessional [in the] Hall of Fame.”
