Tom Aspinall’s first official protection as undisputed heavyweight champion is ready!
On Thursday, Dana White delivered a slew of blockbuster bulletins, together with three large fights for UFC 320 on October 4. Nonetheless, maybe the most important piece of stories was the announcement that Aspinall would put his heavyweight crown on the road only a few quick weeks later at UFC 321 on October 25 in Abu Dhabi.
Based on White, Aspinall will face the division’s top-ranked contender and former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane.
It will likely be Aspinall’s first time combating since defending his interim belt towards Curtis Blaydes in July 2024. Aspinall was promoted to undisputed champion in June after Jon Jones introduced his retirement from the game.
Instantly following Jones’ exit, Aspinall vowed to be a combating champion — one thing the division hasn’t seen in a number of years.
Gane seems to chop Tom Aspinall’s time with the title quick in Abu Dhabi
Hoping to chop Aspinall’s undisputed reign quick is Gane, a 10-2 fighter contained in the Octagon with noteworthy wins towards the likes of Junior dos Santos, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Volkov, and Derrick Lewis. ‘Bon Gamin’ goes into his third UFC title alternative using back-to-back victories and wins in three of his final 4.
His solely two losses below the UFC banner have come towards Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones.
So far, solely two different fights have been introduced for UFC 321, together with a heavyweight title eliminator between Jailton Almeida and the aforementioned Volkov, and a 205-pound showdown between Aleksandar Rakic and Azamat Murzakanov.
