Former UFC champion, now commentator and analyst Michael Bisping does not rule out that the promotion will soon announce an interim heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.
"If Aspinall undergoes surgery, he will definitely be out of fights for at least a few months. And then what? I don't want to say it, but I wouldn't be surprised if an interim title fight is announced very soon. And this brings me to the next conclusion: most likely, it will be Ciryl Gane against Alex Pereira. Gane looked damn good against Tom Aspinall—he's a brilliant kickboxer, and stylistically for Alex Pereira, it's the best match of all possible...", said Bisping in a video on his YouTube channel.