Next fights for Tom Aspinall, Alex Pereira, Merab Dvalishvili announced in wave of UFC news

Several of the UFC's biggest names have their next marching orders.

Tom Aspinall becomes heavyweight champion after beating Curtis Blaydes during the Heavyweight bout at the Co-op Live Arena, Manchester. Picture date: Sunday July 28, 2024. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images)
UFC heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall is finally scheduled to return to the cage.
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Several of the UFC's biggest names have their next marching orders.

UFC CEO Dana White on Tuesday announced a quartet of big-time matchups for the second half of the year, including a trio of matchups for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen for the UFC bantamweight title, and Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree in a battle of light heavyweight top contenders. 

White also announced the first official defense of Tom Aspinall's undisputed UFC heavyweight championship, as the ferocious Brit collides against Ciryl Gane on Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi at UFC 321.

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