Tom Aspinall puts the undisputed heavyweight championship on the line for the first time Saturday against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321.
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The event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, also features a second title fight that is all but guaranteed to crown a new champion. Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern will vie for the strawweight title vacated by Zhang Weili, who is moving up to flyweight to challenge for that belt.
Aspinall (15-3) has won three fights in a row, all in 1 minute, 13 seconds or faster. He is No. 4 in the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound rankings.
For Gane (13-2), this is his third UFC heavyweight title challenge. A winner of two fights in a row, he is No. 2 in the ESPN heavyweight top 10.
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 are following all of the action.
