Tom Aspinall has promised fans that he will be letting them know the latest on his eye injury after his last fight had to be stopped due to an eye poke.
The heavyweight champion looked to be on his way to the toughest fight of his career against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 last month in Abu Dhabi. But when the French contender poked him in both eyes towards the end of the first round, the fight ended in a No Contest.
Aspinall headed straight to hospital, where he continued to suffer issues with his sight. And after an update from his father Andy Aspinall that concerned fans, he has been relatively quiet across social media.
Tom Aspinall promises update on eye injury in new social media post
After a period of radio silence, Tom Aspinall has taken to social media to let fans know the latest on his injury. He hasn’t commented since a video just after fight night, although a recent Dana White interview indicated that he might be okay after all.
Now, he has told fans that he will be releasing a new video soon with further details on the severity of his injury. Writing on YouTube, he said: “Hello everyone! Your support hasn’t gone unnoticed on this channel and wanted to thank you first of all.
“I’ll be updating everyone soon on where I’m at only on here and with that I want to give back and answer some of your questions. The top 10 comments below will get asked to me on my next video. Again thank you for the love and support in this tough time and hope you all have a great week.”
Dana White is keen to book an immediate rematch
After the disaster of Abu Dhabi, Dana White has on multiple occasions stated his keen interest in putting on a rematch between the two heavyweights. And speaking with Jim Rome last week, he noted that as soon as Aspinall is healthy a second fight will be booked.
“He’s at home. He’s recovering,” White said of Aspinall. “And as soon as he’s able to fight again, we’ll book the rematch. I mean, as far as I know, we haven’t heard that there’s anything, he doesn’t have detached retina.
“There’s no damage to the eye. So, he should heal up soon, and we’ll figure out when we can make the fight again.”