“The one thing you can't do with an eye is rush back. That is the one big lesson that I learned, because I did that. I rushed back too soon. I rushed back to sparring. I rushed back to the competition, and I never saw out of that eye again. Tom has got to take his time”

– via his YouTube channel, offering a sobering warning to Tom Aspinall based on his own career—ending injury

“It's very different when you get poked in the eye. We all know, we've all been poked in the eye. It is a very sharp, horrible, painful feeling. And Tom said he couldn't see... What that means is when you say I can't see, it's because you're trying to get out of the fight because you're tired. But if you can't see, I can't see, guys. How are you going to go and fight if you can't see?”

– via the Jaxxon Podcast, defending Tom Aspinall against accusations of "quitting" while highlighting the grim reality of his injury.

“Tom Aspinall didn't want to continue with his vision damaged or not being able to see. I don't blame him”

– supports Tom for not continuing after the UFC 321 eye poke