Who bet that the duel between Tom aspinall e Cyryl Gane It wouldn't last long, he was absolutely right. However, it's unlikely he predicted the method. The fight, valid for the heavyweight belt (up to 120,2 kg) and the main event of... UFC 321, held this Saturday (25) in Abu Dhabi, ended no result after the challenger poked the champion in the eye.
Tom aspinall is the current UFC heavyweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
Early in the fight, Gane moved quickly to avoid Aspinall, who tried to close in using feints. The Frenchman landed a right hand that gave the Brit a nosebleed, and in the final stretch of the round, during an exchange of jabs, he ended up hitting Aspinall in the eye.
The referee immediately stopped the fight, which was officially declared a no-contest after medical evaluation.
Thereby, Tom aspinall He kept the linear belt in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), even without having won a title fight in his career. Cyryl Gane, in turn, hit the post again in his third attempt to take the lead in the category.
Watch the moment Ciryl Gane poked Tom Aspinall in the eye
Did I want to see Aspinall tough it out, fuk yes. Problem is, you can't fight if you can't see. You can't convince me it wasn't intentional. Look at this BS. Gane is a sucker for this. pic.twitter.com/dATu7RqJxw
— ⒷⒾⒼ ⒷⒺⓇⓉⒽⒶ (@RyanBlazik55) October 25, 2025
Due to an accidental foul this fight has been declared a no contest. #UFC321 pic.twitter.com/geB3tGevL8
- UFC (@ufc) October 25, 2025
UFC 321 results
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Tom aspinall x Cyryl Gane ended without result (finger in the eye) at 4:35 of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Mackenzie dern derrotou Virna jandiroba by unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Umar Nurmagomedov derrotou mario bautista by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Alexander Volkov derrotou Jailton Malhadinho by split decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Aleksandar rakic derrotou Azamat Murzakanov by knockout (punch) at 3min05sec of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Nasrat Haqparast by knockout (head kick) at 2min30sec of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ikram Aliskerov derrotou Park Jun-yong by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Ludovit Klein derrotou Mateusz Rebecki by majority decision of the judges (29-28, 28-27, 28-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady x Matheus Camilo – fight canceled
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Walter Walker derrotou Louie Sutherland by submission (Heel hook) at 1min23sec of R1
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Nathaniel Wood derrotou Jose Miguel Delgado by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Hamdy Abdelwahab derrotou Chris Barnett by unanimous decision of the judges (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Mitch Raposo derrotou Azat Maksum by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Mizuki Inoue derrotou Jacqueline Amorim by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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