Ciryl Gane is considered the face of MMA in France. Last year, the Frenchman headlined the first UFC event in France against Tai Tuivasa. The former training partner of the former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, also held the interim heavyweight title after defeating Derrick Lewis at UFC 265.
Sergey Spivak is a Moldovan fighter who held the WWFC championship from 2017 to 2018. Spivak signed with the UFC in 2019 and has achieved victories over fighters like Tai Tuivasa, Augusto Sakai, and Derrick Lewis. Spivak is also married to Marina Mokhnatkina, who competes in the PFL.
Ciryl Gane defeats Sergey Spivak
In the main event of UFC Paris, September 2023, Gane defeated Sergey by TKO in the second round. Gane demolished Spivak showcasing superior striking and elite takedown defense. Spivak had his 3-fight win streak snapped.
Gane was coming from a disappointing first-round submission loss to Jon Jones at UFC at UFC 285. The fight was for the vacant heavyweight title and Jones was coming from a three-year lay-off. Before the fight, Gane defeated Tai Tuivasa by knockout in the very first UFC Paris fight card in September 2022. Gane also fought Francis Ngannou at UFC 270 for the heavyweight title. However, he lost the fight by a closely contested unanimous decision.
BON GAMIN DOES IT AGAIN!@Ciryl_Gane with another knockout in a #UFCParis main event đđ«đ· pic.twitter.com/sZgOs3cdEp
— UFC (@ufc) September 2, 2023
Spivak was coming off a three-fight win streak with finishes over the likes of Derrick Lewis, Augusto Sakai, and Greg Hardy. The Moldovan fighter was one-dimensional in his takedown attempts and Gane easily defended it. Gane peppered Spivak’s body with kicks and punches and gradually worked towards the finish. Spivak was unable to get the fight to the ground where he was presumed to have an advantage.
Ciryl Gane seeks to challenge for UFC gold again
After the victory over Spivak, Gane during his post-fight speech with Michael Bisping iterated his interest in winning the undisputed title at heavyweight. Gane was unsuccessful in his last two attempts against The Predator and Bones. He has only lost to Ngannou and Jones in his MMA career.
‘Bon Gamin’ holds victories over Tai Taivasa, Derrick Lewis, Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Junior Dos Santos in his UFC career. The decorated Muay Thai fighter is currently ranked 2nd in the UFC heavyweight rankings. Tom Aspinall recently hinted at an interest in fighting the winner of the UFC Paris main event. Aspinall is coming off a first-round KO victory over Marcin Tybura.
When asked about fighting Aspinall,Gane was non-committal. Gane was adamant about fighting for the title and fighting whoever was necessary to win the title. Jon Jones is set to defend the title at UFC 295 against Stipe Miocic. Number one-ranked Sergei Pavlovich is the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 295.
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