Tom Aspinall has provided a positive update on his return to competition, saying he should be “cleared for contact” soon. Aspinall last fought in October, when his first defence of the UFC heavyweight title ended prematurely, as he suffered multiple eye pokes from Ciryl Gane . Those fouls forced a no-contest and led Aspinall to undergo double eye surgery , while Gane will fight Alex Pereira for the interim title in June – at an unprecedented event at the White House . UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (Getty) It has been expected that Aspinall, 33, will fight the winner of that bout depending on his health, and the Briton seems confident. “We are just en route back from the eye hospital, where today I’ve had a scan, and things are progressing f***ing nicely, which I’m very happy about,” Aspinall said on his YouTube channel . “They’re saying, pretty soon – if things keep moving in the right direction – I will be cleared for contact. I am back in the gym, I am back training, [but] not sparring just yet.…