Can Tom Aspinall lead the heavyweight division, or will Ciryl Gane end his run as UFC heavyweight champion before it can begin? The title is on the line at UFC 321 on October 25.
Aspinall (15-3) surged up the rankings during a time when Jon Jones was champion. However, a fight never materialized, even after Aspinall won interim gold. All he wanted was the Jones fight, but the latter retired, and Aspinall became the sole champion of the heavyweight division.
With a credible challenger in front of him, Aspinall is focused on feeding his hunger and proving he’s worthy of being champion.
“I just want to fight. I want to be as active as possible. I’m going to fight as frequently as I can,” Aspinall told CBS Sports. “I don’t know how that’ll look because you never know what life will throw your way. But I want to get back to what I do, and what I do is fight people.”
Gane (13-2) has held interim gold and looks to finally win a title in his third attempt. The French fighter is on a two-fight win streak.
Meanwhile, Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern compete in a rematch for the UFC strawweight title. The title became vacant after Zhang Weili vacated the belt to fight Valentina Shevchenko.
Jandiroba (22-3) has gone 6-1 since losing against Dern in 2020. Dern (15-5) has gone 5-4 and is on a two-fight win streak.
The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 321 fight card.
UFC 321 full card results
Main Card
- Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern for the UFC strawweight title
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista; Bantamweights
- Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida; Heavyweights
- Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov; Light Heavyweight
Prelims
- Ľudovit Klein vs. Mateusz Rębecki; Lightweights
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Park Jun-yong; Middleweights
- Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Miguel Delgado; Featherweights
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Chris Barnett; Heavyweights
- Azat Maksum vs. Mitch Raposo; Flyweights
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Mizuki Inoue; Strawweights
Where to watch UFC 321 prelims
The UFC 321 preliminaries, starting at 10 a.m. ET, will be available on Disney+.
Where to watch UFC 321
The UFC 321 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+ in the U.S.
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The PPV price for UFC 321 is $79.99 for current subscribers.
In Australia, the event can be purchased through the streaming platform Kayo, with no subscription needed. The PPV price for UFC 321 is $59.95.
UFC 321 start time
- Date: Saturday, October 25
- Time: 2 p.m. ET (10 a.m. ET for prelims) | 11 a.m. PT | 6 p.m. GMT | 5 a.m. AEDT
- Location: Etihad Arena – Abu Dhabi, UAE
UFC 321 is in Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 25. The prelims start at 10 a.m. ET. The main card starts at 2 p.m. ET.
Aspinall and Gane should make their way to the octagon around 6 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
