Brazilian UFC heavyweight Valter Walker criticized Tom Aspinall following their bout against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, which was ruled a no-contest after an accidental eye poke.
Walker said in an interview with Inside Fighting:
Valter Walker, quoted by Telecom Asia Sport
This made me a little bit upset, because Aspinall made the heavyweights look like bad. We’re big, strong guys – and this guy poke you in the eye one time, they give you, like five minutes to recover, and you pull out of the fight. It made us heavyweights look like bad.
The UFC heavyweight title fight between Aspinall and Gane took place on October 25 at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The bout was stopped in the first round due to an eye poke by Ciryl, and it was declared a no-contest after Tom was unable to continue.
Aspinall’s professional record now stands at 15 wins, three losses, and one no-contest. Gane holds a record of 13 wins, two losses, and one no-contest.
