Overview
- UFC 321 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, headlined by Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane with Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern for the vacant strawweight title.
- Official weigh-ins and press faceoffs are complete, but Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Matheus Camilo was canceled hours before the event after Al-Selwady withdrew for personal reasons.
- Sportsbooks make Aspinall a clear favorite over Gane, with FanDuel listing him around -430 and odds anticipating a short main event.
- High-profile fighters and commentators publicly back Aspinall to retain, pointing to his speed, power and submission threat against the former interim champion.
- Aspinall has indicated the winner of Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida is the likely next opponent for the main event winner.