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Tom Aspinall’s first defense of the undisputed UFC heavyweight title ended in disappointing fashion. On Saturday night, the fans inside the Etihad Arena, and Ciryl Gane, made it clear that they weren’t happy with how the main event of UFC 321 ended. The heavyweight title fight was declared a no contest after Aspinall was simultaneously poked in both of his eyes before the first round came to an end. While it was certainly an anti-climactic ending, as seen in the video on his YouTube channel, the main concern for Aspinall’s team was the fighter’s health. A new update has now been issued on the current status of the heavyweight champion by his father and coach. Tom Aspinall still can’t see out of his right eye and his left has gotten worse after UFC 321 The latest video on Tom Aspinall’s YouTube channel saw his father, Andy Aspinall, speak on the aftermath of UFC 321 for the first time since the footage of them in the hospital. Aspinall’s cornerman had already hit out at some of the critics who questioned whether the Brit was looking for a way out after spending a long time away from the Octagon. The champion’s father, who obviously dismissed this narrative entirely, made it very clear that his son is still dealing with significant effects of the eye pokes. Aspinall said in the video that they were able to arrange another appointment following the treatment he received in Abu Dhabi once returning home to England. After going through many of the same tests, it doesn’t look like any long-term damage was done to the fighter’s eyes, though if anything, his condition has gotten worse since Saturday night. “It’s bad. It’s not good. His eye is a little bit more closed than it was. His right eye, he still can’t see anything, said it’s still just grey. They tested him on words and he just couldn’t see anything. His left eye, 50%, he went down about four letters and then couldn’t see the letters. So, one is really, really blurry and one’s still not working.” Aspinall added that they’ve still got to have additional tests done this week and a CT scan to see whether the bone is alright, which they believe it is.
