The finger-in-the-eye controversy had already surfaced in the fight between Jones (left) and Gustafsson (right). Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The fight between Jon Jones e Glover Teixeira, held last Saturday (26), at UFC 172, was also marked by controversy. Although the fight was clearly in favor of the champion, at times the challenger seemed uncomfortable with the North American's insistence on resting his front hand on his face, which caused his finger to hit the Brazilian's eyes instead. some opportunities.
And it wasn't the first time Jones was involved in this type of situation. Precisely for this reason, UFC president, Dana White, stated that the time has come for the organization to take action regarding this matter.
“We have to make fighters stop fighting with open hands, putting their hands in their opponents' faces. This is bad. Guys like Jon Jones, who have a lot of reach and wingspan, do this much more often than they should”, said the boss, in a press conference after the fight.
Recently, Dana White himself had stated that the UFC was developing a new type of glove, which would keep the fingers protected even when fighters had their hands open. However, no announcement regarding this has been made.
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