Aspinall, meanwhile, has looked near-unstoppable during his supersonic rise to the top, knocking out highly-rated Sergei Pavlovich to win interim gold before avenging his freak injury loss to Curtis Blaydes - his only title defence while he played the waiting game for Jones.

Britain's Tom Aspinall will defend his UFC undisputed heavyweight title for the first time against Frenchman Ciryl Gane in Abu Dhabi on October 25.

Aspinall last fought at UFC 304, knocking out Curtis Blaydes to defend the interim title after having won it at UFC 295 in November 2023, when Jones was recovering from a torn pectoral muscle injury after a sparring session went awry.

Former UFC fighter Ben Askren said he was released from the hospital on Tuesday after receiving a double lung transplant back in June.

UFC alum Ben Askren has left the toughest fight of his life a winner. Askren was discharged from the hospital this week after receiving a double lung transplant. Askren, 41, left the hospital on Tuesday,