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Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane booked to headline UFC 321
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Tom Aspinall finally has a fight booked.

Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall will put his title on the line for the first time as the undisputed titleholder on Oct. 25 against top contender Ciryl Gane in the UFC 321 main event. The fight promotion made the announcement on Tuesday.

The event takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and will be the 22nd time the fight promotion has hosted a fight card in the UAE capital city. 

It's been a year since Aspinall (15-3) last fought at UFC 304 defeating Curtis Blaydes by knockout. It will be 15 months when he makes the walk out in October. He's has been on the sidelines waiting to see if UFC matchmakers could book an undisputed title fight against then-champion Jon Jones. After months of speculation, Jones announced his retirement and Aspinall was elevated from interim titleholder to undisputed champion. 

The heavy-hitting Brit rarely sees the second round of a fight. 12 of his 15 career wins have been by knockout.  He hasn't had a fight get out of the first round since February 2021. 

Gane (13-2), a former interim heavyweight titleholder as well, He last fought in December at UFC 310 picking up a controversial decision win over Alexander Volkov

This article first appeared on MMA Weekly and was syndicated with permission.

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