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Tom Aspinall is set to end a year of frustration tonight as he defends his UFC heavyweight world title. Aspinall, who was crowned interim champion nearly two years ago, had anticipated a clash with Jon Jones. However, the American chose to fight Stipe Miocic instead, leaving Aspinall in limbo while he decided on his future. Jones eventually retired - albeit temporarily - resulting in Aspinall being declared champion by default. The Brit is tipped to defeat Gane, who has only been beaten by Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones in his MMA career. This marks his third attempt at the title and could potentially be his last chance. Here's everything you need to know about the main event of UFC 321 - and the rest of the card..., reports the Mirror . What time will Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane start tonight in the UK? Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane are set to face off later this evening at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The prelims are expected to kick off at 3pm UK time (7am PT / 9am CT / 10am ET), with the main card following at 7pm BST (11am PT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET). In the main event, Gane is expected to make his entrance to the cage first at around 9:30pm UK time (4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT / 3:30pm) with Aspinall entering immediately after. Please note that all timings are subject to change and will depend on the duration of the undercard. How can I watch Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane on TV and live stream? The preliminary card will be broadcast for TNT Sports subscribers on TNT Sports 4 and available on TNT Sports Box Office for viewers in the UK and Ireland from 5pm (12pm ET / 9am PT / 11am CT). The main card can be exclusively viewed live on TNT Sports Box Office at a cost of £19.99 for fans in the UK and Ireland. Full fight card and undercard. Main card. Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane Virna Jandiroba vs Mackenzie Dern Umar Nurmagomedov vs Mario Bautista Alexander Volkov vs Jailton Almeida Aleksandar Rakic vs Azamat Murzakanov. Prelims. Nasrat Haqparast vs Quillan Salkilld Ikram Aliskerov vs Junyong Park Ludovit Klein vs Mateusz Rebecki Valter Walker vs Louie Sutherland Nathaniel Wood vs Jose Miguel Delgado| Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Chris Barnett Azat Maksum vs Mitch Raposo Jaqueline Amorim vs Mizuki. Quotes Corner. Tom Aspinall: "The ultimate goal has been done a long time ago, which is to do this full time. I have been doing this full time for a long time now. That was the ultimate goal. Anything on top of that is good. As for being a long-reigning heavyweight champion? We will just see how it goes. But I am confident that I am the best fighter in the division. But it's heavyweight MMA. You never know what is going to happen. Well, there are two things that can happen – you can win or lose. You never really know. The heavyweight title is like a hot potato. People have dropped it left and right. It doesn't tend to stay around for you too long." Ciryl Gane stated: "We started this camp in Paris, then continued in Dubai with some crazy training partners. It's been great preparation. I can also push the pace and rush if I have to. Everything's possible. There's nothing special to say – just trust me, I've been working on something deep."
