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Ciryl Gane thinks Jon Jones may be rooting for ‘Bon Gamin’ to beat Aspinall at UFC 321 — ‘Tom disrespected him’
Ciryl Gane will have another chance to capture the undisputed heavyweight title after coming up short in two previous attempts. “Bon Gamin” collides with Tom Aspinall atop the UFC 321 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat.
Jon Jones is the last man to have defeated Tom Aspinall’s opponent at UFC 321. Ciryl Gane will make his third bid for the undisputed heavyweight title in Saturday’s main event. He was first outpointed by Francis Ngannou before being submitted by Jones at UFC 285.
ABU DHABI – Ciryl Gane is no stranger to big UFC fights. Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) gets his third shot at undisputed gold when he challenges Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the heavyweight title in Saturday's UFC 321 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, FX/Disney+/ESPN+) headliner at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.
In the eyes of the veteran coach, Jones’ manner of victory against Gane is something he could not repeat in 100 attempts. “I honestly think if Jon Jones fought [Gane] 100 times that same thing wouldn’t happen again,” Aspinall’s father said. “I really don’t think it would.
The UFC heavyweight division formally moved on from the Jon Jones era when Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane met in the main event of UFC 321.
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