Dana White Believes Eye Pokes Will Never Go Away

Dana White believes eye pokes are an inevitability in MMA.

While eye pokes have always been a part of the sport, they have taken center stage since Tom Aspinall’s first heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 last month. The fight ended in an unfortunate no contest after a double eye poke from Gane in the first round left Aspinall unable to continue. Eye pokes further made headlines the next week when Aspinall’s teammate, Ante Delija, poked Waldo Cortes Acosta, who rallied back to score a stoppage win.

UFC referee Herb Dean has since hinted that officials will soon be working on rule changes to minimize eye pokes. While White agrees that something needs to be figured out, he…