Almeida's opponent, Volkov, is coming off a controversial decision loss to Ciryl Gane, who challenges Aspinall for the heavyweight title in the UFC 321 headliner. The Brazilian said he thinks Volkov won that fight and looks at him in high regard entering their important showdown.

With Jon Jones recently retiring this year, the UFC heavyweight division is finally moving forward towards a new era as the former interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, can finally set his sights on other challengers since being promoted to undisputed champion.

It took some time to put together, but the British fighter will now defend his title against France's Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It's a fascinating matchup, but it's not the only reason to be excited for the card.

According to Bloodyelbow.com, the Grammy award-winning rapper just put down a staggering $250,000 on the current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall to successfully defend his title against Ciryl Gane on Saturday (Oct. 25) in Abu Dhabi.

Since returning from a two-year layoff due to injury, Rakic was defeated by former champions Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300 and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 308. Despite being in unfamiliar waters, Rakic is confident that with his new team, he will turn things around.

Now Walker will take on Louie Sutherland (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) two weeks later at UFC 321 next Saturday, Oct. 25 from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Walker confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from Laerte Viana.

Strawweight standout Mackenzie Dern takes on Virna Jandiroba for the vacant 115-pound title at UFC 321 this weekend (Sat., Oct. 25, 2025) inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. As most fans know,