UFC 321 fallout, Tom Aspinall’s stock
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Quillan Salkilld scored one of the most violent knockouts of the year at UFC 321 last weekend, but the victory came at a significant cost.
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Mailbag: Who is to blame for the UFC 321 fiasco?
This past weekend, UFC 321 went down, and it was horrible. Actually, I quite enjoyed the card, but the Tom Aspinall-Ciryl Gane eye poke shenanigans are all anyone has been talking about this week, so let’s (hopefully) put a cap on this unfortunate debacle in this week’s mailbag.
UFC heavyweight revealed he quit his job days before being removed from the roster after UFC 321 win
Abdelwahab was one of two UFC 321 fighters removed from the roster after the event at Etihad Arena. In a post on social media detailing the injury he fought through on October 25, the Egyptian heavyweight revealed the win over Barnett marked the last fight on his contract, which the UFC has opted against renewing.
Ante Delija, Tom Aspinall's training partner, calls for more 'severe' punishments for eye pokes after the UFC 321 main event debacle.
UFC needs to offer up bigger financial rewards for exciting fighters, according to a former light heavyweight champion with the promotion.
However, welterweight knockout star Matt Brown claims that if Aspinall can implement his often forgotten wrestling ability — akin to arch-rival Jon Jones’ performance against Gane — he would likely have an “easier” fight on his hands in a rematch.
The result was unfortunate, but Gane proved he belonged in the octagon with the champ, arguably on his way to winning the first round. Of course, Jones finished Gane in quick order to win the heavyweight title at UFC 285 in March 2023, and while MMA math doesn’t always work, Perry can’t help but factor it into the equation.
UFC 321 went down on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was on track to be one of the biggest and most important cards of the year, but it ended in controversy.
Hamdy Abdelwahab and Azat Maksum have both apparently been cut from the UFC following their fights at UFC 321 last weekend.
UFC 321 wasn’t a particularly star-making night for most of the big names involved, but at least one fighter on the “Prelims” really shined. Quillan Salkilld entered UFC 321 as a 25-year-old Lightweight prospect,