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UFC 321 Post-Fight Show: Controversial eye poke ends Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Mackenzie Dern is UFC champion episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 25, 2025 · 1H 13M

UFC 321 Post-Fight Show: Controversial eye poke ends Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Mackenzie Dern is UFC champion

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

3PAC — Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll and Chuck Mindenhall — are back to dissect UFC 321. Reaction begins with the night's controversial ending, as Ciryl Gane accidentally pokes Tom Aspinall in the eye, leading to a stoppage and No Contest in the main event (01:07). After giving kudos to the evening's referees (30:03), the crew discuss Alex Pereira's reaction to the main event on social media (35:09) and what they expect to see from Jon Jones (36:53). Next, they break down Mackenzie Dern's win over Virna Jandiroba to capture the UFC strawweight title (39:08) and Umar Nurmagomedov surviving second-round danger to defeat Mario Bautista (44:34). They recap the rest of the card (52:13), before Chuck provides his final thoughts (1:09:12).

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Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll and Chuck Mindenhall react to UFC 321, including the controversial ending between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Mackenzie Dern becoming UFC strawweight champion, Umar Nurmagomedov's bounceback, and more.

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