Now, is it mere coincidence or just bad timing? The MMA world was still reeling from the controversy following Tom Aspinall’s eye poke. And out of the blue, another incident surfaced. Intriguingly, it involved the heavyweight champion’s teammate! The only difference – while Aspinall was on the receiving end of Ciryl Gane’s open palm at UFC 321 , Ante Delija became the perpetrator at UFC Vegas 110 .

Thankfully, unlike Aspinall vs. Gane, the main card fight between Ante Delija and Waldo Cortes-Acosta continued and ended with the Dominican clinching a shocking knockout victory over the Croatian. Still, two consecutive UFC events have now been marred by similar issues. Additionally, the latest eye-poke incident brought to light a glaring challenge: the fight gloves. Several experts have a

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