Austen Lane Apologizes to Justin Tafa for Poking His Eye in Former NFL DE's UFC Debut

Austen Lane apologized to Justin Tafa after an inadvertent eye poke brought their fight to a premature end Saturday.

Lane accidentally caught Tafa in the right eye 29 seconds into the first round at UFC on ABC 5. After trainers tended to Tafa, the referee ruled the bout a no contest.

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The fight was ruled a no contest after an accidental eye poke. <a href="https://t.co/8EcLiwqDqr">pic.twitter.com/8EcLiwqDqr</a>

Lane addressed the situation on social media and said the outcome was "not how I wanted it to go down."

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Justin Tafa… I apologize.