Overview
- At UFC Vegas 110, Waldo Cortes-Acosta was eye poked by Ante Delija, the bout was restarted after replay, and Cortes-Acosta scored a knockout seconds later at 3:59 of Round 1.
- Reporters noted confusion over protocol during the stoppage, with non‑authorized personnel entering the cage before the restart and debate over whether a restart was permissible.
- Cortes-Acosta said his vision dropped to roughly 20% yet he chose to continue, then publicly called out champion Tom Aspinall and criticized him for stopping after the UFC 321 foul.
- Delija had argued days earlier that eye pokes deserve severe punishment, a stance that contrasted with his own foul against Cortes-Acosta in Las Vegas.
- Referee Herb Dean says a meeting is scheduled to address eye‑poke rules, including potential automatic point deductions, a rethink of intentional versus unintentional fouls, and glove redesign, while the UFC plans to rebook Aspinall–Gane once the champion is medically cleared.