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Tom Aspinall Even after four days he is unable to see in one eye ufc Champion’s eyes were gouged out Cyril Gane,
Aspinall was defending the undisputed ufc Heavyweight title for the first time, At UFC 321 in Abu DhabiWhen Gane committed an accidental foul – Aspinall was hit in both eyes at the same time.
The British champion was unable to continue, and The match was declared a no contest in the very first roundAspinall, 32, was immediately taken to the hospital, while UFC president Dana White said a rematch would be booked as soon as possible.
Aspinall undergoes Abu Dhabi and other tests upon return to UK Independent He understands that – as of Wednesday morning – Aspinall has extremely limited vision in his right eye and 50 percent in the left. Gane’s finger penetrated Aspinall’s left eye to the knuckleYet possession has left the Wigan heavyweights in further trouble.
“It’s bad,” said Tom’s father and head coach Andy Aspinall. Tuesday on Fighter’s YouTube channel.“He could have lost his vision.
“His eye is a little more closed than before. His right eye, he still can’t see anything. He says it’s just gray. They tested him on words, and he can’t see anything.
“His left eye, 50 percent. He went down about four letters, then he couldn’t see the letters. So, one is really, really blurry, and one is still not working.
“He still hasn’t regained sight in one eye, so we don’t know. We’re still waiting. Hopefully time is a healer.”
Aspinall’s troubles at UFC 321 added to a difficult stretch for the Briton, who had not competed in 15 months prior to UFC 321.
After retaining the interim heavyweight title in July 2024, Aspinall was awaited by then-regular champion Jon Jones, who ultimately decided to retire this summer rather than face Aspinall.
Earlier, from 2022 to 2023, Aspinall was out of the Octagon for 12 months after suffering a serious knee injury just 17 seconds into a fight.
However, between sustaining that injury and suffering an eye poke at UFC 321, Aspinall went 3–0, defeating Marcin Tybura, Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes in the first round.
France’s Gane will be challenging for the undisputed heavyweight title for the third time on Saturday, having previously lost title fights with Francis Ngannou and Jones. However, the 35-year-old is a former interim champion.