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UFC 321 preview, full fight card as two title fights travel to Abu Dhabi

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow | By Ross Markey | Last updated Oct 20, 2025 3:23 PM ET

As part of their recent residency in the Middle East, the Octagon leader brings an impressive title doubleheader with them UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

Headlining at the Etihad Arena on October 25, the undisputed heavyweight crown is on the line for the first time in 11 months, as Tom Aspinall books an overdue title showdown with former interim champion Ciryl Gane.

And in the night’s headliner, a new era at strawweight is set to be ushered in, with Mackenzie Dern vying for the vacant title against Brazilian star Virna Jandiroba — with Zhang Weili set for a flyweight move next month at UFC 322.

Futures at bantamweight and heavyweight are also on the line this weekend in the UAE, with Russian stars Umar Nurmagomedov and Alexander Volkov hoping to seal their respective rematches for divisional crowns.

Bringing a stacked card to the United Arab Emirates this weekend, let’s take a look at all the info ahead of UFC 321.

What time is UFC 321?

UFC 321 is scheduled to take place on October 25, 2025, from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Catering to a pay-per-view audience in the United States, UFC 321 preliminary card action is expected to kick off at 10:00 am (ET), 07:00 am (PT), and 4:00 PM (BST).

Time Zone	Preliminary Card	Main Card
ET	10:00 AM	2:00 PM
PT	07:00 AM	11:00 AM
EST	4:00 PM	7:00 PM

Main card action will follow soon after at 2:00 pm (ET), 11:00 am (PT), and 7:00 PM (BST).

How to watch and livestream UFC 321

In the United States, preliminary card action from UFC 321 is available on air on FX, and available to stream from Disney+ and ESPN+. Main card

Preliminary and main card action is available for US fans from ESPN+, at a charge of $79.99 to watch pay-per-view coverage of the event.

In the UK, fans can catch preliminary card and main card action from TNT Sports.

UFC 321 – Who’s on the card?

Main card

Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane

Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba (*)

Bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida

Light Heavyweight: Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov

(*) – Vacant UFC strawweight championship fight

Preliminary Card

Lightweight: L’udovit Klein vs. Mateusz Rabecki

Middleweight: Ikram Aliskerov vs. Park Jun-yong

Lightweight: Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Matheus Camilo

Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Miguel Delgado

Heavyweight: Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Chris Barnett

Flyweight: Azat Maksum vs. Mitch Raposo

Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Mizuki Inoue

Tom Aspinall rekindles Jon Jones spat pre-UFC 321

Returning to action for the first time in well over a year this weekend at UFC 321, British fan-favorite Aspinall had been sidelined in the hope of securing a fight with Jon Jones.

However, with the Rochester star officially hanging up his gloves earlier this summer, Aspinall saw his chances of competing against the former in a title unification clash go up in smoke.

And ahead of his first outing as the newly-minted undisputed titleholder, Aspinall jibed at Jones’ lackluster reign of activity at the divisional limit.

This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission.

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