Heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall will finally make his anticipated return to the Octagon against former interim champion Ciryl Gane this Saturday in Abu Dhabi (2 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV, prelims at 10 a.m.). In just eight UFC fights, Aspinall has distinguished himself among heavyweights for his quick work. He owns the UFC record for shortest average fight time at 2 minutes, 2 seconds.
"I humbled myself to start something new and basically become like a white belt and just like learn and go through," stated Dern. "Especially on a bigger platform with all these critics. The UFC fans, they love you then hate you then love you again, so it's a lot like a roller coaster ride."