The UFC 321 main event between heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and challenger Cyril Gane ended when Gane poked his fingers deep into both of Aspinall's eyes . Aspinall was unable to continue, and a spirited opening round from Gane amounted to nothing more than a no-contest.

Worse for the UFC, paying customers, both fans in the arena and those who dropped significant money for the pay-per-view, are never happy when a main event ends in such an unsatisfying way.

Deepening that frustration is the inconsistent application of rules by referees on a fight-to-fight basis.

Veteran referee Herb Dean spoke on Michael Bisping's "Believe You Me Podcast" about a recent meeting of officials, not to add rules, but rather to enforce ones already in place.

"So we made a rule, it's a foul to exten

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