Expect a Heavyweight title fight rematch soon.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall retained his title against Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321 last night (Sat.,
Oct. 25, 2025) after their bout was ruled a no-contest. The fight ended abruptly when Aspinall was unable to continue following a nasty eye poke inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi (watch it ).
UFC CEO Dana White addressed the situation during the UFC 321 post-fight press conference (watch here).
“I feel the way everybody feels — great showing, shitty ending,” White told reporters. “After the Jon Jones fight, a lot of people wrote Ciryl Gane off, but he looked damn good tonight. It looked like we were in for a few rounds, and it was going to be a good fight… I can’t make people fight. You definitely can’t make somebody continue if they feel they’ve been injured. Only Tom knows what happened. Could he see? Couldn’t he see? Only he knows that.”
When asked if he plans to book the rematch as soon as Aspinall is cleared, White didn’t hesitate.
“Yeah. Total pain in the ass, but yes,” White said. “What makes sense is to do the rematch. Anything can happen, but right here, right now — and being honest, which I never do when talking about fights — the rematch makes sense. They’re both in shape, other than whatever’s wrong with his eye. Both guys are not injured. [We’ll make it happen] as soon as possible.”
With the rest of 2025 already booked — and the first numbered event of the new Paramount deal likely headlined by Ilia Topuria — the soonest Aspinall vs. Gane 2 could happen is February 2026 in Sydney, Australia.
The Heavyweight division just never disappoints … right?
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