Overview

• UFC 321 is set for Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi with Tom Aspinall defending the undisputed heavyweight title against former interim champ Ciryl Gane.
• Aspinall told reporters he doesn’t care about belts and warned he can knock Gane out, adding that past fights showed gaps in Gane’s ground game.
• Gane responded that he has been preparing intensively and insisted his team knows exactly what to do on the mat if the fight hits the floor.
• The co-main will crown a new strawweight champion as Mackenzie Dern faces Virna Jandiroba for the soon-to-be vacated 115-pound belt.
• Heavyweight stakes around the card escalated as Ante Delija scored a debut KO over Marcin Tybura in Paris, Aspinall was visibly emotional cageside, and Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida on the UFC 321 undercard is being discussed as a possible eliminator.