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		<title>Former UFC champion defends Tom Aspinall against UFC 321 criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Heavyweight champion  Tom Aspinall 's first title defense since being elevated from interim titleholder to undisputed champion didn't live up to expectations.  Aspinall faced former interim titleholder  Ciryl Gane in the UFC 321 main event last weekend in Abu Dhabi. Late in the opening round, Gane unintentionally eye poked Aspinall rendering him unable to continue. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Heavyweight champion  Tom Aspinall &#8216;s first title defense since being elevated from interim titleholder to undisputed champion didn&#8217;t live up to expectations.  Aspinall faced former interim titleholder  Ciryl Gane in the UFC 321 main event last weekend in Abu Dhabi. Late in the opening round, Gane unintentionally eye poked Aspinall rendering him unable to continue. </p>
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		<title>Stephen Thompson on controversial UFC Nashville decision: &#8216;I didn&#8217;t lose that fight&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When the scorecards were being read after his UFC Nashville co-main event bout against Gabriel Bonfim,  Stephen Thompson thought he had done enough to win. Instead, he found himself on the wrong side of a controversial split decision.  "I felt I did enough to win the fight. Clean Strikes. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> When the scorecards were being read after his UFC Nashville co-main event bout against Gabriel Bonfim,  Stephen Thompson thought he had done enough to win. Instead, he found himself on the wrong side of a controversial split decision.  &#8220;I felt I did enough to win the fight. Clean Strikes. </p>
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