The Englishman had his hopes to cement his grip on the undisputed heavyweight crown dashed at UFC 321, where the champion’s main event against ‘Bon Gamin’ ended in disaster. Gane poked Aspinall in the eye toward the end of round one, leaving the Manchester native unable to continue and referee Jason Herzog waving off the fight.

“A10” had the perfect solution for the eye-poke epidemic. 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” when Aspinall was unable to continue following a nasty eye poke […]

Champion Tom Aspinall and top-ranked Ciryl Gane couldn’t make it through the opening round of their heavyweight main event at UFC 321 inside Etihad Arena before the match was ruled a no-contest.

Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane are expected to rematch “as soon as possible.” Their first heavyweight title fight, which took place atop the UFC 321 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. (Oct. 25, 2025) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi,

Aspinall has found an unlikely ally in sports medicine doctor Brian Sutterer, who shut down quitting claims during an eight-minute YouTube video about the double eye poke that killed the UFC 321 headliner.

Jones retired instead of defending the heavyweight title against Aspinall, who put it on the line against Ciryl Gane – only to suffer a fight-ending foul

Rather than comment on the outcome of Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Jon Jones has once again directed his attention to Alex Pereira following UFC 321.