[Opinion] "Pretty Much Lost His Eye" - Former UFC Champs Break Down Eye Injury Risk In MMA Following UFC 321 Controversy

"Pretty Much Lost His Eye" - Former UFC Champs Break Down Eye Injury Risk In MMA Following UFC 321 Controversy

Everybody’s got an opinion on Tom Aspinall’s controversial no-contest against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321. After sitting on the sidelines for 15 months, Aspinall’s first undisputed heavyweight title defense came to an anti-climactic end in the opening round. With 30 seconds left in the stanza, Gane unintentionally poked both of the Brit’s eyes, bringing an immediate halt to the highly anticipated clash. Since then, every MMA fan and pundit on the plan…

Aspinall vs Gane: Why MMA Needs To Revise Its Rules On Eye Pokes - Sports Gazette

It was over before it even started. In what was primed to be a clash of heavyweight titans, Tom Aspinall vs Cyril Gane was called off in under four minutes. In the most underwhelming way possible: an eye poke from Gane, rendering Aspinall unfit to continue the fight and ruled a no contest Months of build-up, over a year of inactivity for both fighters, Undisputed Heavyweight title on the line;  all for it to be thrown away over a rule that despe…