The UFC’s persistent problem with eye pokes took center stage during UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, when Ciryl Gane’s double eye poke on Tom Aspinall forced an abrupt halt to the heavyweight title defense. It sparked a discussion about accountability in mixed martial arts, with veteran fighter Jim Miller emerging as the sport’s most vocal critic of a broken regulatory system that continues to shield offenders from meaningful consequences.
UFC Vet Jim Miller Slams Fighters and Regulation for Doing Nothing About Eye Pokes
u200bMiller, who holds the UFC records for most fights (46) and most wins (27) in the promotion’s history, joined Ariel Helwani’s show on October 27 to detail exactly how the sport’s inaction on eye pokes represents a fundamental failure of accountability.