Thankfully, by the time Bruce Buffer was announcing the official result, Haqparast was back on his feet and was being assisted out of the cage. And it wasn’t until the post-fight press conference when Dana White provided an update on the status of the Moroccan fighter.

Tom Aspinall commanded the top payout of $42,000 at UFC 321 under the Promotional Guidelines Compliance program.

UFC 321 went down yesterday (Sat., Oct. 25, 2025) from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates which saw the Heavyweight main event title fight end in anti-climactic fashion after Ciryl Gane inadvertently poked Tom Aspinall in the eye,

UFC boss Dana White could not help but throw a subtle jab in the direction of Tom Aspinall off the back of tonight’s UFC 321 main event calamity. Headlining the promotion’s annual Octagon outing to the Middle East, undisputed heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall put his divisional crown on the line for the first time.

Alemeida (22-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) repeatedly took down Volkov (39-11 MMA, 13-6 UFC) throughout the bout, but was largely unable to muster up any damage. In Round 1, Volkov reversed Almeida and landed ground-and-pound to likely to steal the round.

Alex Pereira was not pleased with the unfortunate outcome to UFC 321’s main event and has promised to “make the heavyweight division great again.” On Saturday, UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall headlined UFC 321 in a title fight against two-time challenger,

When undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Tom Aspinall stepped into the Octagon for UFC 321 on Saturday night to defend his title, he did so believing that there was a non-zero chance he could die.

After a promising start to the UFC 321 headliner between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, an eye poke kept the heavyweight division in turmoil.