It was not long ago that Din Thomas blasted the co-main event of UFC 321 as an “insignificant title fight”. His comments were a massive disservice not just to Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern, but the strawweight division as a whole, especially with Weili Zhang’s departure looming.
Was Tom Aspinall’s inability to continue fighting Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 a cop out? It was a double-eye poke, that too, in the heavyweight division. The move wasn’t intentional from Ciryl Gane, but was it bad enough for the referee to stop the fight?
Following UFC 321, some wild criticisms have been aimed at Tom Aspinall. The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion had his first title defense end in a no contest after he couldn’t see due to being poked in both of his eyes.
The eye-poke incident in Abu Dhabi added yet another chapter to the string of unfortunate moments in Tom Aspinall’s career. What makes this setback even harder to swallow is that the Englishman was making his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a 14-month layoff, fully healthy and eager to finally defend his title.
The eye-poke incident in Abu Dhabi added yet another chapter to the string of unfortunate moments in Tom Aspinall’s career. What makes this setback even harder to swallow is that the Englishman was making his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a 14-month layoff, fully healthy and eager to finally defend his title.
Main event ended in disappointment after a double eye poke Team Aspinall reveals shocking details about his vision Fans fear the injury could impact his
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“Go out there and make it. Go out there and put on a show on Saturday that makes people go, ‘Damn! One of these fighters should be fighting for the title next.” – This was Dana White’s condition to Umar Nurmagomedov ahead of UFC 321.
Tom Aspinall continues to divide opinion amongst his fighting peers amid his eye poke fiasco surrounding UFC 321, with Jiri Prochazka now offering his two cents.
“Look, look, look! F–ing poke. Both eyeballs,” said Tom Aspinall after getting poked in the eye by Ciryl Gane, preventing him from continuing their bout.
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Mackenzie Dern has not wasted any time talking about her first title defence, even though she has only just put her hands on the strawweight belt. She picked up the vacant belt in her first crack at gold after getting the better of Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321.
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The UFC 321 main event ended in acrimony. After Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Jon Jones wasted no time steering the conversation away from the heavyweight champion and toward Alex Pereira.
Fresh off claiming the vacant UFC Strawweight Title at UFC 321, we look at the next steps for Mackenzie Dern. Dern clinched the title after defeating Virna Jandiroba, earning the unanimous decision victory with scorecards of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46.
UFC 321 is over, and it left fans wanting more for obvious reasons. UFC matchmakers have plenty of fights to make after this event. Here are some potential matchups for the winners on the main card.