TOM ASPINALL makes his long-awaited return to the UFC octagon tonight!
He makes his against the highly skilled Frenchman Ciryl Gane.
Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane battle it out for UFC goldCredit: Getty
Following a period filled with setbacks and uncertainty that left Aspinall stuck in limbo, it was announced in June that the 32-year-old had been promoted to undisputed heavyweight champion.
This came after legend kept the division on hold, delaying what was expected to be a mandatory unification bout with the then-interim champion, .
But at a post-fight press conference in June, confirmed that Jones had retired from MMA, paving the way for Aspinall’s official promotion.
And after months of mounting frustration among MMA fans, many are just happy to see the Brit wasting no time in booking his first defence.
And that comes against one of the best heavyweights in the world, and long-time rival, Ciryl Gane.
With the pair having been linked to fight several times during their rise through the ranks, it feels fitting that, after a turbulent year for the heavyweight division, it’s these two elite fighters who will finally battle it out for UFC gold.
And SunSport is on hand to fill you in on the EXACT start time for the fight.
What is the exact fight start time for Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane?
- versus , which will be the final fight of the night, will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, October 25.
- Cage-walks for Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane are scheduled to start at approximately 9pm BST / 4pm ET
- This means that the huge headline bout will likely begin around 15 minutes later 9:15pm BST / 4:15pm ET
- However, timings could change depending on the length of the undercard fights with the main card starting at 7pm BST / 2pm ET.
What TV channel is Aspinall vs Gane on?
UFC 321’s main card will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office on channel 490.
Sky customers will be able to buy the card for a cool £19.99 (€23.00).
The huge event is also being shown on EE TV and customers can purchase the event via their STB on channel 494.
This TNT Sports Box Office event will be available to buy and watch on Prime Video in the UK. Customers do not need to have any channel or Prime subscription to access. You can find live and upcoming PPV events in the “Live and upcoming events” row on the Prime Video homepage and sports page, or by searching for a specific event title.
In addition to that, Customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV 360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View events rail.
will be on the scene on fight night and will keep you up to date with all the goings on at the Etihad Arena through our LIVE blog.
Main card
- Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane — Heavyweight title fight
- Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern — Women’s strawweight title fight
- Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista — Bantamweight
- Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida — Heavyweight
- Aleksandar Rakić vs. Azamat Murzakanov — Light Heavyweight
Preliminaries
- Matheus Camilo vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady — Lightweight
- Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Chris Barnett — Heavyweight
- Ikram Aliskerov vs. Jun Yong Park — Middleweight
- Azat Maksum vs. Mitch Raposo — Flyweight
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Mizuki Inoue — Women’s Strawweight
- Mateusz Rebecki vs. Ludovit Klein — Lightweight
- Nathaniel Wood vs. Jose Miguel Delgado — Featherweight
