JRE MMA Show #183 with Rico Verhoeven · Aired Aug 4, 2026
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Ciryl Gane has a history of eye-poking opponents in fights.
The finding
What the evidence shows
Gane did poke Tom Aspinall in both eyes at UFC 321 in October 2025, ending that fight in a no contest, so there's something real here. But calling it a history overstates it, that's the one documented eye poke incident on his record, not a repeated pattern.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Ciryl Gane has a history of eye-poking opponents in fights?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Gane did poke Tom Aspinall in both eyes at UFC 321 in October 2025, ending that fight in a no contest, so there's something real here. But calling it a history overstates it, that's the one documented eye poke incident on his record, not a repeated pattern. It was said on JRE MMA Show #183 with Rico Verhoeven, aired Aug 4, 2026, at 1:30:50. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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