As if returning after a 14-month layoff and missing the chance to defend his undisputed heavyweight crown wasn’t difficult enough, Tom Aspinall now finds himself facing a wave of criticism following the abrupt end to his UFC 321 main event.
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Islam Makhachev watched on as an undefeated Russian made a statement at UFC 321. Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi ended in disappointing fashion when Ciryl Gane’s eye poke against Tom Aspinall resulted in their undisputed heavyweight title fight ending in a no contest.
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The UFC 321 main event bout between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane took place last night in Abu Dhabi. Beyond all expectations, the fight ended in an unfortunate no-contest as Aspinall got his eyes poked during the first round.
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UFC 321 kicked off like another blockbuster event, but descended into utter mayhem by the end. On the undercard, Alexander Volkov rebounded from his loss to Ciryl Gane with a hard-fought split decision win over Jailton Almeida.
ABU DHABI — There’s a new queen at 115. Mackenzie Dern captured the vacant UFC strawweight championship, outpointing Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) in a grueling, razor-close co-main event at UFC 321 inside Etihad Arena.
Tom Aspinall's first UFC heavyweight title defense did not go according to plan, as an anticlimactic ending saw Ciryl Gane accidentally poke both of Aspinall's eyes (15-3-1 MMA) at 4:35 of Round 1.
ABU DHABI — Umar Nurmagomedov leaned on signature chain wrestling and top control to shut down Mario Bautista, earning a unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) on the UFC 321 main card at Etihad Arena.