“Everybody who said the words ‘deep waters’ gets knocked out in the first minute” – Tom Aspinall on Ciryl Gane at UFC 321

The headliners of UFC 321, Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane have been talking to the media ahead of their clash in Abu Dhabi.

Both men present different puzzles for one another, particularly in their movement, and according to Aspinall, “It makes for a good match-up“. Neither man moves like a heavyweight, and Tom Aspinall in particular has been compared to a middleweight at points in his career.

The British champion averages just 2:02 in his nine-fight UFC career thus far, whereas his French counterpart, Gane, averages 14:15 across his 12-fight UFC career, going the 25-minute distance three times.