Tom Aspinall used ‘forbidden’ words that ‘no fighter ever should’ during his controversial no contest fight with Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. Aspinall's first fight as the undisputed heavyweight champion ended prematurely, after he was poked in both eyes.

The Englishman had his hopes to cement his grip on the undisputed heavyweight crown dashed at UFC 321, where the champion’s main event against ‘Bon Gamin’ ended in disaster. Gane poked Aspinall in the eye toward the end of round one, leaving the Manchester native unable to continue and referee Jason Herzog waving off the fight.

Tom Aspinall's first UFC heavyweight title defense did not go according to plan, as an anticlimactic ending saw Ciryl Gane accidentally poke both of Aspinall's eyes (15-3-1 MMA) at 4:35 of Round 1.

Demetrious Johnson, the first UFC flyweight champion, recently shared his views on the eye poke incident involving Ciryl Gane and Tom Aspinall at UFC 321.

UFC 321 goes down Saturday with two highly anticipated championship fights atop the bill, and MMA Junkie Radio's "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" will host a live-streamed watch-along right here at 2 p.m. ET.

The MMA community was left disappointed after UFC 321 when Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane ended in a no contest due to an eye poke.

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane fight card from Etihad Arena at Yas Island/Yas West, United Arab Emirates on Saturday

Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane ended in disappointment at UFC 321, but it did come with some upside. After Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) had his vision impaired by an illegal eye poke from Gane (13-2 MMA,