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Topics: Tom Aspinall, UFC, MMA
Ryan Smart
Tom Aspinall's father, Andy, has issued an update on the eye injury his son suffered during UFC 321.
Aspinall was poked in both eyes by opponent Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321, which saw him defend his Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
The fight was waved off as a no contest, with Gane's eye poke deemed by the officials to have been accidental, and Aspinall was taken to hospital for tests.
He complained of severe discomfort and significant blurred vision while being assessed - and his father has now issued a concerning update.
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In a new video posted on Aspinall's YouTube channel, he said: "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."
Aspinall senior then explained that one of the tests examined potential displacement in his eye, which doctors believe is not the case.
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."