Overview
- Referee stopped Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane in the first round after an accidental eye poke to the champion, and the bout was ruled a no contest.
- Tom Aspinall retained the heavyweight belt and was taken to the hospital following the abbreviated finish in Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on October 25.
- Mackenzie Dern won the vacant strawweight title by unanimous decision over Virna Jandiroba earlier on the card.
- Unofficial media estimates pegged payouts at about $1.5 million for Aspinall and $1 million for Gane, with figures not confirmed by the UFC.
- Coverage spanned regional partners such as ESPN+/PPV in the U.S., Fox Sports Premium and Disney+ in Latin America, and MAX/DAZN in Spain, with earlier-than-usual start times due to the Abu Dhabi venue.