ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 25: Tom Aspinall of England responds after suffering an eye poke versus Ciryl Gane of France in the UFC heavyweight champion battle throughout the UFC 321 occasion at Etihad Arena on October 25, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Image by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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Emphasizes
- UFC 321 centerpiece ends in mayhem as Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane is ruled a no contest after a double eye poke.
- Mackenzie Dern wins her very first UFC champion, beating Virna Jandiroba for the uninhabited strawweight title.
- UFC 321 provides knockout surfaces, benefit winners, and establishes intrigue for possible UFC 323 matches.
Well, that’s not what anybody wished to see in the UFC 321 centerpiece. On Saturday in Abu Dhabi, the UFC heavyweight title battle in between champ Tom Aspinall and Cyril Gane ends in a no contest due to unintentional nasty. Gane poked Aspinall in both eyes at the close of the preliminary and the champ was not able to continue.
To state individuals were dissatisfied is an understatement.
More than likely, this battle will require to run back as soon as possible. Gane was dealing with Aspinall rather quickly in the very first frame. He ‘d currently triggered the champ’s inflamed eye and a bloody nose with his jab and well-placed straights.
Aspinall did not look excellent early in the battle. To some, it appeared he was searching for an escape. He was plainly disturbed throughout the post-fight interview and troubled by the crowd booing him.
Aspinall’s not overemphasizing, this was a quite nasty poke– and in both eyes.
Even still, some fighters still weren’t purchasing Aspinall’s description of the poke.
As it is, we will need to see how rapidly this one can be rebooked. You need to question if there is area on the UFC 323 card. As it stands, there are 13 battles.
A 14-fight card is not extraordinary and it might likewise assist a currently strong lineup of battles be a lot more attracting on the last PPV card in the ESPN age. We’ll see.
Mackenzie Dern Wins Strawweight Champion
It was a long journey, however Mackenzie Dern accomplished her objective of ending up being a UFC champ. She outlived Virna Jandiroba in a hard-fought fight in the UFC 321 centerpiece to catch the formerly uninhabited UFC ladies’s strawweight title. Dern dominated through consentaneous choice (49-46, 48-47×2) to end up being the Weili Zhang had actually been the champ, however she went up to flyweight to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the 125-pound crown.
Dern got rid of 9 takedowns to manage the striking versus Jandiroba, and she likewise protected a set of takedowns of her own to end up being the ninth champ in the department’s history and simply the 6th various fighter to hold the crown.
She likewise ended up being the very first lady to win the IBJFF world, ADCC gold medal and UFC champion. The win puts her in rarified air as one of the couple of ladies (Kayla Harrison, Holly Holm) to win champions and medals at the top of several battle sports.
Here is a take a look at all of the outcomes with highlights of each surface together with benefit winners acknowledged.
UFC 321 Main Card Outcomes
UFC Heavyweight Champion Bout: Tom Aspinall (c) – Ciryl Gane (NO CONTEST)
UFC Strawweight Champion Bout: Mackenzie Dern def. Virna Jandiroba through consentaneous choice (49-46, 48-47×2) – New UFC Women’s Strawweight Champ
Umar Nurmagomedov def. Mario Bautista consentaneous choice (30-27×3)
Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida through split choice (29-28×2, 28-29)
Azamat Murzakanov def. Aleksandar Rakic through first-round KO (Punch)
UFC 321 Prelims Outcomes
REWARDS WINNER – Quillan Salkilld def. Nasrat Haqparast through first-round KO (Head Kick)
Ikram Aliskerov def. Jun Yong Park through consentaneous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
BATTLE OF THE NIGHT – Ludovit Klein def. Mateusz Rebecki through bulk choice (29-28, 28-27, 28-28)
REWARDS WINNER – Valter Walker def. Louie Sutherland through first-round submission (Heel Hook)
Nathaniel Wood def. Jose Miguel Delgado through consentaneous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Chris Barnett through consentaneous choice (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Mitch Raposo def. Azat Maksum through consentaneous choice (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Mizuki Inoue def. Jaqueline Amorim through consentaneous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Source: Forbes.
