Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back on the pay-per-view (PPV) market later TODAY (Sat., Oct. 25, 2025) as UFC 321 is set to go down inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, streaming on ESPN+ PPV. Headlining the event will be a five-round Heavyweight title fight as division champion, Tom Aspinall, takes part in his first-ever undisputed title defense against former interim champion, Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Mackenzie Dern will throw down against Virna Jandiroba for the second time, with Zhang Weili’s vacant women’s Strawweight title on the line this go around.
Jon Jones is not walking through that door … unless it’s for a big fight at the White House. That said, we need to start moving on from his short-lived reign as UFC Heavyweight champion and start focusing on the man who is set to lead the way into the future. And according to this former 265-pound title holder, it’s going to be for a very, very long time. For now, Aspinall is set to defend his belt against Gane, a former interim title holder who wants the real taste of being undisputed. With a record of 8-1 under UFC’s banner, his lone loss inside the Octagon was a result of a devastating knee injury (relive it here). Once he recovered from said injury, he returned to his head-hunting ways, securing three straight first round finishes. Gane has never been stopped by knockout, but the hard-hitting British champion is confident he can do it in record time. Aspinall has the tools and skills to be a dominant champion for awhile, but he needs to get his first defense under his belt.