Off the back of eye poke-gate at UFC 321, it seems the biggest beneficiary of the entire debacle could be the culprit, Ciryl Gane himself. Causing a halt to pulsating first-round action in the final minute of the round, an ill-attempt at gauging distance from Ciryl Gane left heavyweight kingpin Tom Aspinall writhing in absolute agony.

Jones retired instead of defending the heavyweight title against Aspinall, who put it on the line against Ciryl Gane – only to suffer a fight-ending foul

The UFC 321 main event ended in acrimony. After Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Jon Jones wasted no time steering the conversation away from the heavyweight champion and toward Alex Pereira.