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Tom Aspinall 's father and coach, Andy, has shared that his son is still unable to see out of his right eye following a brutal injury he sustained this past weekend . The reigning heavyweight champion was set to defend his title at UFC 321 against Ciryl Gane. 'Bon Gamin' kicked off the first round powerfully, landing successful jabs and effectively fighting on the backfoot. However, towards the end of the round, the challenger inadvertently poked the Brit in both eyes, leading to a temporary halt in the fight. Referee Jason Herzog allowed Aspinall five minutes to recover, but alarm bells rang when the UFC champion informed the cageside doctor and referee that his vision was impaired. Eventually, officials called off the bout and declared it a no contest. Immediately after the clash, the heavyweight star was rushed to hospital for further checks , reports All Out Fighting . After undergoing several examinations in Abu Dhabi, Aspinall returned to the UK for additional tests. Just days after UFC 321, Aspinall Sr has given an update on his son's condition. In a recent video posted on Aspinall's YouTube channel, he revealed: "We got an appointment yesterday morning with a friend of ours, who is one of the doctors from the UFC. He got us a private appointment to see an eye specialist yesterday [Monday]. He kind of basically did the same as the guy we saw over there [in the States]. He said, 'It's bad, it's not good'. But his eye is a little bit more closed than it was. His right eye, he still can't see anything. He said it's just grey. They tested him on words, he just couldn't see anything. "His left eye is 50%. He went down about four letters and just couldn't see the letters. So one's really, really blurry. And the other, can't see anything." He added: "His vision in his eye that's the best eye, his eye wasn't following properly, so the muscles weren't working strong enough. We've got to have additional tests this week, and he's got a CT scan to see if the bone's alright. But they think the bone is alright." Following the bout, numerous members of the Brit's team were left astounded as to how the French contender wasn't thrown out of the contest . In video footage that has surfaced since the clash, the heavyweight champion was later shown a replay of the eye poke, with a member of Aspinall's corner asking: "How is he not disqualified off that?" to which the British fighter replied: "That is outrageous. He already got warned twice. "At least once for poking. Keep his fingers closed the ref said. He nearly poked me in the eye before. People start booing me like it's my fault. F****** double poked me in the eye. Trained for 14 months. Didn't want someone's finger knuckle deep in my eye." The upcoming UFC fight is set for Steve Garcia to take on David Onama in Las Vegas on Saturday, 1 November. The prelims are slated to start around 8pm UK time (3pm ET / 12pm PT / 2pm CT), with the main card kicking off at 11pm UK time Sunday (6pm ET / 3pm PT / 5pm CT). In the headline event, Onama is anticipated to step into the cage first at roughly 2am UK time on Sunday (9pm ET / 6pm PT / 8pm CT). Fans in the United Kingdom can tune in to all the live action on TNT Sports .
