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Published On 24 Oct 2025
Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane UFC 321
Date: Saturday, October 25th, 2018 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi
Before the pair’s heavyweight title fight at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Tom Aspinall’s fans cheered him as he weighed in heavier than Ciryl Gane.
Manchester’s Aspinall weighed 255lb (18st 3lb), which was 7.5lb heavier than Frenchman Gane’s 247.5lb (17st 9.5lb).
The 32-year-old was greeted by boos as he stepped on the scales, despite being sung by “Tommy Aspinall” chants the entire time.
The pair continued to respect one another during a quick 10-second face-off by ending it with a smile, as they have throughout the entire fight week.
Aspinall, who was pumped up in front of crowds at the Etihad Arena, is defending his undisputed heavyweight title for the first time since becoming interim champion in June.
Make sure you tune in because this is going to be a very special performance, he said.
Before sending a brief message, Gane was his usual calm self, which he appeared to be unbothered by the boos.
Although Gane, 35, was the interim lightweight champion in the UFC, he has lost twice in fights for the undisputed belt, most recently against Jones and Francis Ngannou in 2022.
He won his first fight against Alexander Volkov in December, ending a razor-thin split decision win over Alexander Volkov, and is currently ranked first in the UFC’s heavyweight division.
Aspinall and Gane have shown a lot of respect for one another throughout fight week, and there is no animosity between them.
After months of waiting on Jones, the Briton now has the chance to finally pursue his career.
Fans and pundits believe that Gane represents the division’s toughest test, and if Aspinall wins, he has a good chance of making history at heavyweight.
With three titles, Stipe Miocic currently holds the record for the most consecutive title defenses.
Gane likely has one last chance to win the title, having previously fallen behind twice.
In the lead-up to the fight, Aspinall has garnered a lot of positive reviews, with Gane anticipating that Gane will start the training in the final rounds.
As fan groups discuss the potential for a supporter-led ownership of the Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen wants “a new Wednesday with an old heart.”
The Yorkshire club fell to the bottom of the second tier with fewer than six points after being placed in administration on Friday and receiving an automatic 12-point deduction from the EFL.
It does, though, effectively end the reign of deeply unpopular owner Dejphon Chansiri, with administrators Begbies Traynor now tasked with finding new owners for the club.
According to a report from BBC Sheffield, interested buyers and administrators are already having discussions with interested investors.
The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust (SWST) claims to have been monitoring its progress for the past few months to see what can be done.
“We have been working to develop a credible, fan-led takeover proposal”, it said in a statement.
The administration’s announcement marked the end of a dark period in Wednesday’s rich andstoried history.
The past few months have been dominated by delayed wage payments, player departures, fan protests and finally a boycott of attending matches as Owls supporters despaired at the manner in which their beloved club was being run.
His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs filed a winding-up petition earlier this month, with the club owing £1 million.
However, it is comforting to know that Wednesday can now take a different turn because Chansiri will now step down.
“Today marks one of the most bittersweet days in our club’s proud 158-year history”, added the SWST.
“Years of financial mismanagement, a lack of accountability, and repeated failures to engage credible buyers were the inevitable outcomes of entering the administration.”
After 11 games with fellow rivals Oxford United at Hillsborough on Saturday (15:00 BST), Wednesday are now 15 points away from safety.
After losing just one league game due to a transfer embargo and the club’s summer squad, Pedersen, who was appointed after Danny Rohl’s departure, has created a strong team.
But for the Dane there is initial optimism about the return of more fans to Hillsborough for Saturday following the boycott of Wednesday’s match against Middlesbrough.
According to Petersen, “It was awful the other evening,” he told BBC Radio Sheffield. However, having this experience and being together once more can be fantastic tomorrow.
“I’m really, really looking forward to this day that we are one club again”.
Pedersen has a deep respect for the club and its supporters during his time at Hillsborough, first as an assistant to Rohl before taking over as manager. He wants that to be at the forefront for any aspiring new owners.
He continued, “Money is one thing, but strategy is crucial to understanding and respecting Sheffield Wednesday.”
“We have to be Sheffield Wednesday. We must have an old-fashioned Sheffield Wednesday heart. Because we have a fantastic club, but this fantastic club deserves to grow, we must keep this understanding.
While the immediate prospects are not good with the Owls facing an uphill task to avoid relegation to League One, fans are more optimistic for the longer term again.
Gaz Robinson, a fan on Wednesday, told BBC Sport, “We needed someone to listen, someone to act, and somebody to give us that hope that I can pass on to my kids.”
Midfielder Barry Bannan has been a stalwart in the Wednesday side since his arrival back in 2015 and signed a new deal in August despite the departures of many of his team-mates, following multiple delayed payments of player and staff wages.
“We’ve known this could be the course that it would take for a while,” said one of the team members. You don’t really want to be going into administration, the 35-year-old told BBC Radio Sheffield, “Obviously, it’s a sad day for the club first and foremost.”
“As a group of players, it’s made our task a lot harder this season as well so it was hard news to take but this needed to happen, we couldn’t keep going on the way it was going on.
The task grows, but I believe it’s probably the right thing to do for the club going forward.
Bannan, who has made 460 appearances for the club over the course of his ten years with the club, acknowledges the frustrations of the fans, but he also stressed the significance of the atmosphere at Hillsborough.
” We totally got what they were doing, we were never against it as players and staff, we just wanted to play games, “he added.
When the fans came on the pitch the other week, I said, “the only bit of joy we’re getting as a group of players and staff was playing three o’clock on a Saturday.”
“We got what they were doing, but now we need them more than ever,” he says of the home environment’s lack of atmosphere. “We’ve needed them all season, but we’ve been using them all.”
” But now the fans have got what they wanted, this is where we really need them to come and get behind us and be that extra man. “
The players’ statements on official club websites included Bannan’s message, which was repeated by the players.
We now hope that this is the time to come back together under the badge and enjoy our football once more, the statement read. “After what has been a period of division and a feeling of disconnect, between the club, the players, and the fans,” it read.
” So we ask you, starting tomorrow against Oxford, please come back to Hillsborough and cheer the team on. Make the ground a place where teams can fear as we try our hardest to get the points we sorely need.
“Think back to Peterborough’s victory over Arsenal and Newcastle,” says the author. That was you in the stands as much as us on the pitch!
Reporter for BBC Radio Sheffield, Rob Staton
As soon as administration was confirmed, we were allowed into Hillsborough Stadium and walked out into the stands.
When he was the owner, the name “Chainsiri” that was embossed across the North Stand seats at the time was already being replaced.
It had a lot of symbolic meaning. Fans roared their approval online when they saw the photos and videos we published. Fans had a new era they so desperately desired, and this was it.
The club has a sense of relief all around. Although administration is far from ideal and will carry several unknowns, there’s a feeling that things couldn’t continue as they were. Something had to change, and it will right away.
We’ve already heard from people who have been contacting the club to express their interest. The club will eventually have new owners.
In the immediate future though it’s about fans returning. That is what the administrators are now requesting. From Hillsborough boycotts on Wednesday night to needing to cover ground. Every penny is vital now to keep the club running.
This weekend’s Oxford United game could have an incredible atmosphere. It might be euphoric. Fans returning who had to force themselves to stay away. People who sacrificed their favorite possessions for the club’s good.
On the site of what was the White House’s East Wing, US President Donald Trump has begun construction of a $ 300m ballroom.
The complex’s first significant structural change since 1948 was the beginning of the construction project, which started on Monday. The former East Wing, which was used for ceremonies and the first lady’s offices, is being torn down.
Concerning the level of access this might grant donors to the country’s most powerful man, the work is being funded by private donations from people, businesses, and tech companies, including Google and Amazon.
According to a pledge form seen by CBS News, donors may be eligible for “recognition” of their contributions. However, more information about this has not been made.
Since plans were made public earlier this year, the estimated cost of building Trump’s ornate, 8 360 square meters (90, 0000 square feet) ballroom, which he claims will accommodate 999 people, has fluctuated.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the cost would be about $200 million in a statement released in August. Trump, however, increased that figure to $300 million this week.
The National Capital Planning Commission, the federal agency overseeing these operations, is shut down, and construction began during a US government shutdown.
Every President has dreamed of having a ballroom at the White House to accommodate guests for grand parties, state visits, etc., Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. I’m honored to be the first president to finally start this urgent project at no extra cost to the American taxpayer.
He added that “The White House Ballroom is being privately funded by numerous generous Patriots, Great American Companies, and, yours truly” and that he himself would also contribute to the bill.
However, it appears that at least some of the donations were made as part of negotiations with Trump regarding other matters.
As part of a legal agreement with Trump, YouTube will contribute $22 million to the ballroom’s construction as part of a settlement in 2021 regarding the suspension of his account following the Capitol riots that year when his supporters seized Congress on January 6 in an effort to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency. Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube and Google, is the same.
How much money would be donated by the White House was not made public. On a list that the White House gave to the media included other well-known donors, some of whom have recently been involved in US legal battles. Among them are:
The Federal Trade Commission settled with Amazon last month over allegations that Jeff Bezos-founded multinational tech company had enrolled millions of customers in its streaming service, Prime, without their knowledge and made it difficult to revoke the subscriptions.
In addition to fixing its subscription system, Amazon will pay $ 2.5 billion in penalties and refunds as a result of the settlement.
CEO Tim Cook serves as CEO of US-based multinational Apple, which produces the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
Apple requested on Tuesday that a US appeals court overturn a federal judge’s April ruling that forbids it from collecting commissions on some app purchases.
The largest US cryptocurrency exchange is Coinbase. CEO Brian Armstrong serves as its leader.
A US federal judge upheld the company’s claim that it had the authority to file a narrowed lawsuit on September 30 and that it had the authority to sue the company for allegedly hiding significant business risks, including the possibility of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit and the possibility of losing assets in bankruptcy.
A significant antitrust lawsuit against Google was brought by the US Department of Justice last month. The tech giant unlawfully monopolized online search and search advertising, according to a federal court ruling.
President and CEO Jim Taiclet serves as the company’s president and CEO.
Lockheed Martin agreed to pay $ 29.74 million in February to settle federal claims that the business had overcharged the US government by providing inflated cost estimates for F-35 fighter jet contracts from 2013 to 2015.
Satya Nadella, the tech group’s CEO, made a record $ 96.5 million in 2025 as the company’s CEO.
The Family of Lutnick is associated with businessman Howard Lutnick, who is also Trump’s commerce secretary.
The investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald is led by Lutnick. His business, Cantor Gaming, has previously been accused of repeatedly breaking state and federal laws, according to Politico’s report from February.
There are separate donors for Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
The brothers are known for cofounding the Gemini and Winklevoss Capital exchanges as well as US investors and entrepreneurs.
The SEC agreed to settle a lawsuit involving Gemini’s unregistered cryptocurrency lending program to retail investors last month.
The list also includes:
Bruce Fein, a constitutional lawyer, claimed that the private funding is in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
The executive branch of government is required by the US federal law to not accept donations from private individuals for official government purposes unless Congress has given them a legally enforceable consent.
According to Fein, the act safeguards the “congressive power of the purse.”
Consider the following analogy: Congress won’t fund a wall with Mexico. Could Trump proceed with the construction of the wall that Congress rejected funding with funding from Elon Musk or another billionaire friends?
Faith confirmed that she is expecting her third child. On Friday, the 44-year-old Traitors star revealed her surprise bump on Instagram.
She proudly displayed her bump while posing next to her pet dog. As she clung to her dog, she was sporting a polka dot skirt by Taylor Dorry, rolled up to show her stomach, and a matching sports cap.
In a second image, she poses while wearing the same outfit to bed. Before adding the hashtags #morethangeriatricpregnancy #oappregnancy #oapmilf #18weekspregnant, she captioned the upload as “Plot twist, mother is mothering (again).
Her followers sent her a lot of congratulatory messages in response to her surprise news. Lapsley, a singer, wrote: “The best news.
Congratulations to you two. She also inserted raised hands and a love heart among other emojis.
Another follower remarked, “ShUT UP MAMA!!!! Beautiful Mamacita, I’m SO excited for you.
Stevie Thomas and Paloma Faith’s relationship ended earlier this year. After meeting at Sony’s Brit Award afterparty at Nobu Portman Square, the pair reconnected in March after the director of a Birmingham music venue joined her there.
Prior to their split in 2022, Paloma was married to Leyman Lahcine, with whom she had a 10-year relationship.
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All six people on board a maritime vessel have been killed as a result of the US’s 10th missile strike on it.
The total number of dead since the start of the bombing campaign is 43, with Friday’s attack adding to that number.
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The US government has announced three strikes this week in as many days, which is also a rapid escalation of the air strikes.
Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, identified the victims as Tren de Aragua members and shared the news about the most recent bombing on his social media account.
He further claimed that President Donald Trump had once more granted permission for the alleged strike in Caribbean Sea waters.
Hegseth wrote that despite providing no proof, “the vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,” and that it was moving along a known narco-trafficking route.
Hegseth added that this was the first nighttime military attack on a boat.
He then made a second, stronger, point, repeating the assertion that drug traffickers should not be treated similarly to armed organizations like al-Qaeda.
Hegseth remarked, “We will treat you like we treat al-Qaeda, if you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere.” We will track your people, hunt you down, and kill you, whether it be day or night.
Latin American cartels have traditionally been referred to as “foreign terrorist organizations” by the Trump administration, but they have started doing so this year.
Legal experts also contend that using military force alone does not support the use of terrorism.
Colombia and Venezuelan leaders have already condemned the bombing campaign as “murder,” and UN human rights experts have also criticized the killings as potential violations of international law.
Treaties like the UN Charter, which forbid the use of force in self-defense, are largely exceptions.
In response to the strikes, UN human rights experts, including Ben Saul, wrote that “international law does not permit the unilateral use of force abroad to combat terrorism and drug trafficking.”
11 people were killed when a missile strike on September 2st, which started the bombing campaign. In the same month, two more attacks were carried out.
However, the strikes have increased in frequency and their scope expanded in October.
While the majority of the known strikes were concentrated in the Caribbean, two were carried out for the first time last week in the Pacific Ocean.
Two survivors and a first come to mind when an attack on October 16 targeted a submersible.
Since then, those survivors have been re-admitted to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries. The government in Ecuador let the man go shortly after his arrival, claiming that there was no evidence to charge him with a crime.
The bombing campaign has drawn criticism from opponents of extrajudicial killings. Some of the victims have been named as their loved ones by families in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation off the coast of Venezuela.
According to the families, the men were fishermen and not drug traffickers.
The Trump administration has nonetheless stated that it has no intention of halting its drug trafficking campaign.
The US president has also repeatedly threatened to expand his bombing campaign to include targets overland, a promise that hasn’t yet been fulfilled.
Trump was asked on Thursday at a White House roundtable about his plan to crack down on illegal drugs and why he hasn’t asked Congress for military authorization as the bombing campaign progresses.
Why not just ask for a declaration of war if you are going to fight these cartels and Congress is likely to support it? The president was questioned by one reporter.
Although it has previously issued “authorizations for the use of military force” or AUMFs for the president to carry out specific attacks, Congress still has the exclusive authority to authorize military action under the Constitution.
Critics claim that US presidents’ unilateral decisions have been increasingly used to justify military campaigns.
Trump was clear that he needed no such approval when the reporter inquired about it.
“I don’t believe we’ll need to request a declaration of war.” I believe that we will simply murder those who enter our nation with drugs. OK? We’re going to murder them. At Thursday’s roundtable, Trump responded, “They’re going to be, like, dead.”
Trump had claimed that the number of fatal drug overdoses supported his decision to launch the deadly bombing campaign at a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte the day before.
According to him, “This is a national security issue,” claiming that 300,000 US citizens have lost their lives as a result of the drug trade. And that gives you authority.
However, US government data does not support those statistics. According to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 73, 690 overdose deaths occurred in the US between April and April.