Tom Aspinall has promised fans that he might be letting them know the newest on his eye injury after his last fight needed to be stopped as a result of a watch poke.
The heavyweight champion appeared to be on his approach to the hardest fight of his profession against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 last month in Abu Dhabi. But when the French contender poked him in each eyes towards the tip of the primary round, the fight led to a No Contest.
Aspinall headed straight to hospital, where he continued to suffer issues along with his sight. And after an update from his father Andy Aspinall that concerned fans, he has been relatively quiet across social media.
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Tom Aspinall guarantees update on eye injury in recent social media post
After a period of radio silence, Tom Aspinall has taken to social media to let fans know the newest on his injury. He hasn’t commented since a video just after fight night, although a recent Dana White interview indicated that he could be okay in spite of everything.
Now, he has told fans that he might be releasing a brand 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 desired to thanks initially.
“I’ll be updating everyone soon on where I’m at only on here and with that I need to offer back and answer a few of your questions. The highest 10 comments below will get asked to me on my next video. Again thanks for the love and support on this tough time and hope you all have a fantastic week.”
Dana White is keen to book a direct rematch
After the disaster of Abu Dhabi, Dana White has on multiple occasions stated his keen interest in putting on a rematch between the 2 heavyweights. And speaking with Jim Rome last week, he noted that as soon as Aspinall is healthy a second fight might be booked.
“He’s at home. He’s recovering,” White said of Aspinall. “And as soon as he’s capable of fight again, we’ll book the rematch. I mean, so far as I do know, we haven’t heard that there’s anything, he doesn’t have detached retina.
“There’s no damage to the attention. So, he should heal up soon, and we’ll determine when we will make the fight again.”