Tom Aspinall puts the undisputed heavyweight championship on the line for the first time Saturday against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321.
The event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, also features a second title fight that is virtually guaranteed to crown a new champion. Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will compete for the strawweight title vacated by Zhang Weili, who is moving up to flyweight to fight for that belt.
Aspinall (15-3) has won three fights in a row, all in 1 minute 13 seconds or more. He is No. 4 in the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound rankings.
For Gane (13-2), this is his third challenge for the UFC heavyweight title. Winner of two fights in a row, he is No. 2 in ESPN’s top 10 heavyweights.
Jandiroba (22-3) and Dern (15-5) met in 2020, with Dern winning a unanimous decision. Jandiroba is No. 10 in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings and No. 2 at strawweight. Dern is No. 6 at 115 pounds.
Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale, Jeff Wagenheim and Dre Waters follow all the action.
