Charles Oliveira title fight to headline UFC 335 with next opponent revealed Oliveira defends his ‘Baddest Motherf***er’ title for the first time against Diego Lopes The Independent UK · Oct 5
Ciryl Gane crowned UFC heavyweight champion and defends title vs controversial Josh Hokit Gane injured undisputed champion Tom Aspinall last October before winning the interim belt in June. Aspinall, still sidelined, has now given up the official title – to the benefit of Gane The Independent UK · Sep 19
Jon Jones taunts Tom Aspinall as old rival gives up UFC title Aspinall has vacated the heavyweight title due to an ongoing eye injury, more than a year after Jones gave up the same belt to avoid facing the Briton The Independent UK · Sep 15
Tom Aspinall’s UFC nightmare continues thanks to cruelest twist Comment: If Aspinall is the unluckiest champion in UFC history, vacating the belt 11 months after his eye was injured by Ciryl Gane, perhaps the latter will be the luckiest, with the title surely headed his way The Independent UK · Sep 14
Tom Aspinall net worth: UFC star’s fortune, wife Justyna, family and career Tom Aspinall has stepped down from his position as UFC heavyweight champion in light of ongoing eye complications. After enduring several surgeries and dealing with infections, he made the tough decision to prioritize his health over holding the title. Aspinall expressed a desire to avoid hindering the division's progress and… The Economic Times · Sep 14
Tom Aspinall ‘absolutely gutted’ as he vacates UFC heavyweight title after eye poke controversy IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 14
Tom Aspinall vacates UFC heavyweight title in bombshell statement as eye issues continue The Briton has not fought since October, when Ciryl Gane’s eye pokes left him needing multiple surgeries The Independent UK · Sep 14
UFC to explore whether to strip Tom Aspinall of his heavyweight title Aspinall has not fought in the UFC for nearly a year after sustaining a serious eye injury against Ciryl Gane The Independent UK · Sep 13
Alex Pereira claims Ciryl Gane rematch ‘going to happen’ despite Tom Aspinall return Gane stopped Pereira in controversial fashion at the White House, winning the interim UFC heavyweight title The Independent UK · Sep 8
Eddie Hearn: Ian Machado Garry one win from being ‘biggest name in UFC’ Exclusive: Boxing promoter Hearn, who now represents Machado Garry, spoke ahead of the Irishman’s title shot against Islam Makhachev The Independent UK · Aug 7
Eddie Hearn signs UFC fighter Ian Machado Garry as Dana White feud rumbles on Ireland’s Machado Garry, the UFC’s No 1 welterweight contender, follows heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in joining the boxing promoter’s talent agency The Independent UK · Jun 25
The reinvention of Tom Aspinall: ‘It was important to get away from MMA’ INTERVIEW: As the UFC heavyweight champion launches his podcast The Inner Game, he tells Alex Pattle about the novel experience of interviewing Louis Theroux, Aitch and more The Independent UK · Jun 25
Incensed Alex Pereira and referee Herb Dean trade words over Ciryl Gane’s alleged fouls Gane has been accused of multiple illegal strikes in his White House victory over Pereira The Independent UK · Jun 17
The Independent UK · Jun 16 Tom Aspinall reacts to Ciryl Gane’s win over Alex Pereira amid more foul claims Gane appeared to land numerous illegal blows before his stoppage of Pereira, which sets up a rematch with Aspinall, whom Gane poked in the eye multiple times
The Independent UK · Jun 9 Dana White makes huge Tom Aspinall claim about UFC White House fight With Aspinall still recovering from an eye injury, Alex Pereira will face Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Tom Aspinall ‘not’ invited to UFC White House fights despite Pereira vs Gane link Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane will clash over the interim heavyweight title, while Aspinall holds the regular belt
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Alex Pereira predicts exact size for UFC heavyweight debut at White House: ‘Not too heavy’ The ex-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion will vie for interim gold at heavyweight, as he fights Ciryl Gane on the South Lawn
The Independent UK · May 18 Jon Jones frank on Francis Ngannou fight: ‘Got to focus on getting out of my UFC contract’ Jones was on punditry duty for Ngannou’s first-round knockout of Philipe Lins on Saturday
The Independent UK · May 4 Tom Aspinall gives update on return to sparring and next UFC fight The heavyweight champion is recovering from an eye injury caused by Ciryl Gane, who will fight Alex Pereira for the interim belt in June
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Ciryl Gane tried to recruit Tom Aspinall training partner before fighting Briton Gane’s title fight with the UFC heavyweight champion ended early as a result of Gane’s multiple eye pokes
The Independent UK · Apr 18 Carlos Ulberg injury extent revealed after winning UFC title on one knee Ulberg won the vacant light-heavyweight title via a stunning knockout despite blowing out his right knee early into his UFC 327 main event
The Independent UK · Mar 20 Eddie Hearn labels Tom Aspinall’s UFC contract a ‘disgrace’ in scathing rant The UFC heavyweight champion recently signed with the boxing promoter’s new talent agency
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Anthony Joshua news teased by Eddie Hearn after boxer rejects offer from rival promoter After Conor Benn left Hearn to join rival promoter Dana White, ‘AJ’ allegedly received an approach as well
The Independent UK · Mar 11 Bitter Jon Jones rival offers sympathy over UFC White House situation: ‘Felt bad for him’ Daniel Cormier has remarkably come to Jones’s defence, after the controversial star was left out of the event