Overview
- UFC 321’s heavyweight title fight was ruled a no contest after Ciryl Gane’s accidental double eye poke left Tom Aspinall unable to continue.
- Aspinall is still undergoing eye exams, with his father reporting no vision in the right eye and about 50 percent in the left, as the champion jokes on Halloween about the incident.
- UFC CEO Dana White says the matchup will be rebooked once Aspinall is medically cleared, leaving the timetable tied to his recovery and commission approval.
- Referee Herb Dean says officials will meet on Nov. 4 to address eye‑poke rules, criticizing the intent standard and suggesting a ‘reckless’ threshold and automatic point deductions.
- Reaction across MMA remains divided, with Valter Walker criticizing Aspinall’s stoppage, Belal Muhammad urging him to ignore detractors, and figures like Matt Brown and Ante Delija pushing for tougher penalties.