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Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane seem destined for a rematch in the near future. | Getty/UFC
Michael Bisping wants a third title fight added to UFC 323.
Tom Aspinall put his heavyweight title on the line against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 last weekend in Abu Dhabi. However, the fight ended in an anticlimactic no contest after a double eye poke from Gane in the first round left Aspinall unable to continue. UFC CEO Dana White expressed interest in an immediate rematch between Aspinall and Gane at the post-fight press conference.
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Bisping believes the UFC will look to make the rematch as soon as possible since both fighters are coming out of camps. Bisping suggests adding the rematch to UFC 323, which already has two title fights. Merab Dvalishvili puts his bantamweight title on the line in a rematch against Petr Yan in the main event of the night on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Alexandre Pantoja will look to defend his flyweight title against Joshua Van in the co-headliner. Bisping believes adding a third title fight to UFC 323 will be apt, as it marks the end of the ESPN era.
‘Go Out with a Bang’
“The rematch is gonna be even bigger,” Bisping said on the “Believe You Me” podcast. “They’re gonna run it back really quickly. They could put it on MSG at the end of the year. They’ve got Pantoja vs. Joshua Van… they’ve got Merab vs. Petr Yan — stick a third title fight on that, the final one on ESPN, end of an era, go out with a bang, three title fights. They don’t have to make weight. They’ve gotta run it back nice and soon I think.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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