Ciryl Gane has reacted to the eye poke incident against Tom Aspinall at UFC 321, stating "this is a sport, and it happens."
Aspinall's first heavyweight title defense against Gane ended in a no-contest. With 25 seconds left in the opening round, Aspinall suffered an eye poke, and the bout was stopped.
"Guys, I just got poked knuckle deep in the eye ball, why are you booing? This is bulls***, the fight was just getting going. I can hardly open my eye."
Gane expressed disappointment with the result, feeling he was performing well in the Octagon.
Author's summary: Gane reacts to UFC 321 no-contest.