"Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall will finally make his anticipated return to the Octagon against former interim champion Ciryl Gane this Saturday in Abu Dhabi (2 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV, prelims at 10 a.m.). In just eight UFC fights, Aspinall has distinguished himself among heavyweights for his quick work. He owns the UFC record for shortest average fight time at 2 minutes, 2 seconds."
"A new champion is guaranteed to be crowned in the co-main event between Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern for the vacant strawweight championship. Jandiroba, ESPN's No. 2-ranked strawweight, enters the weekend on the longest winning streak in the division at 5. No. 6-ranked Dern is hoping for a repeat of UFC 256 five years ago, when she defeated Jandiroba by unanimous decision."
"ESPN MMA analysts and commentators provide their UFC title fight predictions, and ESPN betting expert Ian Parker adds insight on the value bets available on both fight cards. Heavyweight title fight I think this fight will look a lot like Gane's loss to Jon Jones in 2023, to be honest. It just probably won't end as quickly as that submission two minutes into the first round. The fight will last as"
Tom Aspinall will return to the Octagon to defend the heavyweight title against former interim champion Ciryl Gane in Abu Dhabi. Aspinall has eight UFC fights, owns the UFC record for shortest average fight time at 2 minutes, 2 seconds, and has won every professional MMA fight by stoppage. Gane is the fourth-most accurate heavyweight in UFC history with 61.3% significant strike accuracy and enters on a two-fight winning streak. The co-main event will crown a new strawweight champion between Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern. Jandiroba holds a five-fight winning streak and Dern previously defeated Jandiroba at UFC 256.
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