One of the most dangerous elements of mixed martial arts is potential eye damage, largely due to the open-finger nature of the gloves worn in competition.
From the sport’s beginning, the threat of eye pokes always has existed, and it has come into play for the worse in all sorts of areas.
The UFC even attempted to address the matter in 2024 by implementing a new style of glove, but those gloves have already been phased out, and with that a consistent amount of eye pokes remains.
With the inevitably of an eye poke always lingering, how do top-level UFC fighters prepare for if and when it does happen to them? Watch the video above to see notables such as Dustin Poirier, Edson Barboza, Thiago Alves and many more from American Top Team talk to MMA Junkie and provide best tips.
