Overview
- UFC 321’s heavyweight title fight ended as a no contest when Ciryl Gane’s accidental double eye poke left Tom Aspinall unable to continue after saying he could not see.
- Veteran referee Herb Dean said commissioners and officials will meet on Nov. 4, noting widespread frustration and floating changes such as a ‘reckless’ standard and automatic point deductions.
- Dana White said the rematch will be booked once Aspinall is cleared, leaving the heavyweight title picture unresolved for now.
- Aspinall has shared Halloween posts—an eye patch selfie and a Freddy Krueger jab at Gane—while his father reports ongoing vision impairment requiring specialist follow-ups.
- Reaction across MMA is divided, with critics like Valter Walker questioning Aspinall’s stoppage and others including Matt Brown, Bas Rutten and Dan Hooker defending him; commentators have also revisited glove design history and suggested tighter enforcement on extended fingers.