UFC 321: Keep it locked for results from an exciting show

UFC321 is here! Today the United Arab Emirates play the final card before the calendar switches to November as Etihad Arena hosts the second of two pay-per-view events this month.

Live coverage begins at 10am ET / 7am PT ESPN+ with the preliminaries before heading to the main card at 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims are on FX today because of college football.

After yesterday’s weigh-in took place without incident, today’s 13-fight schedule is intact. Before the main card begins, our staff has made choices for today’s battles. See if they match yours as you watch UFC 321.

UFC 321 Main Event: UFC Heavyweight Championship: [C] Tom Aspinall vs. #1 contender Ciryl Gane

At the top of the list today is the UFC Heavyweight Championship on the line in the main event. Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) clashes with No. 1 contender Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC). This is a five-round fight of five minutes per round to close the show.

UFC 321 Co-Main Event: Free UFC Strawweight Championship: #1 Contender Virna Jandiroba vs. No. 5 contender Mackenzie Dern

Immediately preceding the UFC 321 co-main event, the Vacant UFC Strawweight Championship will be on the line as No. 1 contender Virna Jandiroba takes on No. 5 contender Mackenzie Dern to become the ninth UFC Strawweight Champion in history. This is also a fight of five rounds of five minutes per round.

Rest of the map

Also on the main card of UFC 321 is a bantamweight showcase pairing No. 2 contender Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and No. 9 contender Mario Bautista (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), a heavyweight bout between No. 2 contender Alexander Volkov (38-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and No. 5 contender Jailton Almeida (22-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and a light heavyweight affair against No. 7 contender Aleksandar Rakic (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) with No. 10 contender Azamat Murzakanov (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC.)

UFC 321 Results:

Main card: (Today, 2:00 PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT, ESPN+ pay-per-view)

UFC 321 Main Event: Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, UFC Heavyweight Championship.

UFC 321 co-main event: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern, vacant UFC Strawweight Championship.

Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista

Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida

Aleksandar Rakic ​​​​vs. Azamat Murzakanov

Preliminaries: (Today, 10 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. PT, ESPN+ and FX – United States only)

Featured preliminary round: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Quillan Salkilld

Co-featured preliminary round: Ikram Aliskerov vs. Junyong Park

Ludovit Klein vs. Mateusz Rebecca

Valter Walker def. Louie Sutherland by Submission (Outside Heel Hook) at 1:24 of Round 1. Walker: Fourth heel hook win in a row.

Nathaniel Wood def. Jose Delgado by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)

Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Chris Barnett by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-27.)

Mitch Raposo def. Azat Maksum by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27.)

Mizuki final Jaqueline Amorim by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27.)