UFC 321
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts events |
| Website | www |
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts spectacle organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 25, 2025, hosted at the Etihad Arena located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Background
This event represented the UFC's 22nd occasion held in Abu Dhabi and was the first since the July 2025 card, UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder.
The headline bout showcased a contest for the UFC Heavyweight Championship, pitting the current titleholder Tom Aspinall against the former interim champion Ciryl Gane.
The secondary main attraction featured a matchup for the vacant UFC Women's Strawweight Championship, contested by ex-Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern. This championship became available after two-time titleholder Zhang Weili vacated it to challenge for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. Jandiroba and Dern had previously clashed at UFC 256, where Dern secured a unanimous decision victory.
In the bantamweight division, former UFC Bantamweight Championship contender Umar Nurmagomedov faced off against Mario Bautista. Initially slated as the main event for UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen, their bout was rescheduled for this event.
A lightweight contest between Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Matheus Camilo was called off less than two days before the event due to Al-Selwady's withdrawal.
During the official weigh-ins, two fighters failed to make weight: Jose Miguel Delgado weighed in at 147 pounds, one pound over the featherweight limit, while Azat Maksum came in at 129 pounds, three pounds above the flyweight threshold. Both fights were conducted at catchweight, with Delgado fined 20% of his purse payable to Nathaniel Wood and Maksum fined 30% of his earnings awarded to Mitch Raposo.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Hamdy Abdelwahab |def. |Chris Barnett |Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 29–27) |3 |5:00 |} Abdelwahab incurred a one-point deduction in round one for an illegal elbow strike. {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (129 lb) |Mitch Raposo ||def. ||Azat Maksum ||Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) ||3 ||5:00 |} Maksum was penalized one point in round three due to fence grabbing. {{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight |Mizuki Inoue |def. |Jaqueline Amorim |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00
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Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were awarded as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Ľudovít Klein vs. Mateusz Rębecki
- Performance of the Night: Quillan Salkilld and Valter Walker