In my opinion Al turk was shafted by the Referee (Herb Dean) who missed the eye poke and again by the UFC and the Athletic commision for not ruling the match a “No Contest”.
I think Al Turks pay was only $7000 for getting his eye gouged out !

Al Turk is a quiet and classy guy who has been given some very tough fights to start his UFC career. In his first fighthe was matched with Cheick Kongo, a vicious striker with tons of power and range… a very, very big challenge for Al Turks UFC debut especially since Al Turk is a Grappler.

I hope he finally gets to show his skills in the UFC…. he’s earned it.