Aspinall-Gane headlines; strawweight title up for grabs | JQJO

Tom Aspinall makes his first defense of the undisputed heavyweight title Saturday at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, facing Ciryl Gane in the challenger’s third shot at the belt. Aspinall rides three blistering wins of 1:13 or less and sits No. 4 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings; Gane has won two straight and ranks No. 2 among heavyweights. The card also crowns a new strawweight champion as Virna Jandiroba meets Mackenzie Dern for the belt vacated by Zhang Weili, who is moving up to flyweight. Jandiroba and Dern fought in 2020, a unanimous decision for Dern.