UFC 321

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
The poster for UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 25, 2025 (2025-10-25)
VenueEtihad Arena
CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance13,220
Total gateNot announced
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 25, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Background

The event marked the promotion's 22nd visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder in July 2025.

A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Tom Aspinall and former interim champion Ciryl Gane headlined the event.

A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern took place in the co-main event. Current two-time champion Zhang Weili vacated her title in order to challenge for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. The pairing previously met at UFC 256 in December 2020 which Dern won by unanimous decision.

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista took place at this event. They were originally reported to be competing in the main event of UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen one week prior but were moved to this event for unknown reasons.

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Matheus Camilo were expected to meet in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card, but Al-Selwady pulled out less than 48 hours before the event and the pairing was scrapped.

At the weigh-ins, two fighters missed weight:

Delgado and Maksum's bouts proceeded at catchweight. Both fighters were fined a percentage of their individual purses which went to their opponents Nathaniel Wood (20 percent) and Mitch Raposo (30 percent), respectively.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Ciryl Gane NC (accidental eye poke) 1 4:35
Women's Strawweight Mackenzie Dern def. Virna Jandiroba Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Mario Bautista Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Aleksandar Rakić TKO (punches) 1 3:11
Preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX)
Lightweight Quillan Salkilld def. Nasrat Haqparast KO (head kick) 1 2:30
Middleweight Ikram Aliskerov def. Park Jun-yong Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Ľudovít Klein def. Mateusz Rębecki Decision (majority) (29–28, 28–27, 28–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Valter Walker def. Louie Sutherland Submission (heel hook) 1 1:24
Catchweight (147 lb) Nathaniel Wood def. José Miguel Delgado Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Chris Barnett Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (129 lb) Mitch Raposo def. Azat Maksum Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Mizuki Inoue def. Jaqueline Amorim Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Accidental eye poke rendered Aspinall unable to continue.
  2. ↑ For the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
  3. ↑ Abdelwahab was deducted one point in round 1 due to an illegal elbow to back of the head.
  4. ↑ Maksum was deducted one point in round 3 due to grabbing the fence.

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2025-10-26). "UFC 321 post-event facts: Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane title fight has historic ending". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  2. 1 2 Farah Hannoun (2025-07-01). "UFC 321 announced for Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  3. ↑ Thomas Albano (2025-07-22). "Tom Aspinall to defend UFC Heavyweight title vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 321". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  4. ↑ Nolan King (2025-08-28). "UFC champ vacates title for superfight showdown; contenders to fight for vacant title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  5. ↑ Damon Martin (2020-12-12). "UFC 256 results: Mackenzie Dern showcases improved striking to win unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  6. ↑ Nolan King (2025-08-28). "UFC 321: Umar Nurmagomedov gets rising contender in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  7. ↑ Garrett Kerman (2025-08-04). "Umar Nurmagomedov's return fight against Mario Bautista is set for UFC Vancouver main event". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  8. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2025-08-26). "Matheus Camilo, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady agree to fight at UFC 321". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  9. ↑ Damon Martin (2025-10-23). "UFC 321 loses fight just 2 days before the event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  10. 1 2 Staff (2025-10-24). "UFC 321 weigh-in results: Title fights official but two heavy on scale". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  11. ↑ "UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  12. ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2025-10-26). "Bonuses! Valter Walker, Quillan Salkilld lead $50K winners with stunning finishes - UFC 321". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.