The weigh-in results are in for the Octagon’s return to Abu Dhabi on Saturday night.
Within the foremost event, Tom Aspinall faces Ciryl Gane in the primary defense of his undisputed UFC heavyweight title.
The Etihad Arena will see the Frenchman look to finally hold undisputed gold in his third attempt when facing off with some of the dangerous finishers in UFC history.
While the co-main event has received some criticism heading into October 25, it’s still a hugely essential fight for the strawweight division.
Mackenzie Dern’s rematch with Virna Jandiroba for the vacant title, and the foremost event, are actually official following the weigh-ins on Friday morning.
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Full UFC 321 weigh-in results as each title fights get made official
Shortly after UFC 321 lost a fight just days out from the event, the athletes who’re still set to compete on Saturday night stepped on the scales in Abu Dhabi.
Tom Aspinall has been tipped to go on a legendary run because the promotion’s heavyweight champion and he hasn’t encountered any issues ahead of his first defense.
Each champion and challenger hit the mark for his or her foremost event clash, with Aspinall (255) outweighing Ciryl Gane (247.5) by 7.5 kilos.
All the foremost card matchups, including two bouts that may very well be title eliminators in the event that they produce a powerful performance, are also official.
The one two misses ahead of UFC 321 got here from Jose Delgado and Azat Maksum.
Delgado (147) got here in a single pound heavy for his featherweight bout with Nathaniel Wood, with the status of the fight currently to be determined.
Maksum (129) missed the flyweight limit by three kilos, though it was quickly announced that his contest with Mitch Raposo will go ahead and he’ll be fined 30 percent of his purse.
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| UFC 321 fighter | Weigh-in result |
| Tom Aspinall | 255 |
| Ciryl Gane | 247.5 |
| Virna Jandiroba | 115 |
| Mackenzie Dern | 115 |
| Mario Bautista | 135.5 |
| Umar Nurmagomedov | 136 |
| Alexander Volkov | 261.5 |
| Jailton Almeida | 237 |
| Azamat Murzakanov | 205.5 |
| Aleksandar Rakic | 205 |
| Nasrat Haqparast | 156 |
| Quillan Salkilld | 155.5 |
| Ikram Aliskerov | 185.5 |
| JunYong Park | 185.5 |
| L’udovit Klein | 156 |
| Mateusz Rebecki | 155.5 |
| Louie Sutherland | 264.5 |
| Valter Walker | 244 |
| Jose Delgado | 147 – miss by one pound |
| Nathaniel Wood | 146 |
| Hamdy Abdelwahab | 265 |
| Chris Barnett | 261 |
| Azat Maksum | 129 – miss by three kilos |
| Mitch Raposo | 125.5 |
| Jaqueline Amorim | 116 |
| Mizuki Inoue | 115 |
Tom Aspinall isn’t one in all the heaviest fighters on the cardboard
Despite coming in significantly heavier than Ciryl Gane ahead of his first defense of the undisputed heavyweight title, there are several UFC 321 fighters who outweigh Tom Aspinall.
The multiple matchups which might be all going down in the identical division mean that the Brit is available in lighter than 4 different fighters, as seen above.
The heaviest of all the largest athletes on the cardboard is Hamdy Abdelwahab (265), closely followed by the debuting Louie Sutherland (264.5).
With 4 heavyweight bouts on the identical night, fans can be hoping to see some knockouts reasonably than several slow-paced clashes.