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Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall's title defense at UFC 321 ended abruptly due to a double eye-poke from Ciryl Gane, resulting in a no-contest. Rival
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.
Dana White has said that while it is a “total pain in the ass”, he will look to rearrange Tom Aspinall’s UFC heavyweight title defence against Ciryl Gane. The Briton returned to the Octagon after 15 months away to fight the Frenchman at a sold-out Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi for UFC 321,
Here's when to expect Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane to walk out to the cage for their heavyweight title fight at UFC 321.