Although Abbott was the first fighter to wear the Harbinger glove, it is former UFC champion Tito Ortiz who takes credit for inventing the modern day UFC glove. “I’ll give you a better one and this is gonna be crazy, you know the UFC MMA gloves? I made those motherf——,” Ortiz said on the Jaxxon Podcast in 2023.

Reaction as UFC 321 fight ruled no-contest by eye-poke - Britain’s Tom Aspinall saw his first defence of the undisputed heavyweight title finish in a gutting no-contest

Joe Rogan urges UFC to redesign gloves to stop eye pokes after Tom Aspinall’s fight with Ciryl Gane ends in a no contest.

Paddy Pimblett reacted to Tom Aspinall's UFC heavyweight title defence being called a no-contest after an eye-poke.

The fallout of UFC 321’s main event has sparked serious conversation about eye pokes in mixed martial arts, which in turn has led to a meeting next week to discuss the matter in detail. In case you missed it,

Gane's extended fingers poke into both of Aspinall's eyes. It's no surprise he couldn't see out of one of them. If the referee had deemed the poke to be intentional then he could have ruled it to be a disqualification but he was clear in his call that Gane did not intend to do it. How long is this going to hold the division up for now?

Tom Aspinall's UFC heavyweight title fight was called a no contest after an accidental eye poke in the first round.