Ciryl Gane took a strategic approach and pieced up his opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, from outside his range. The French MMA fighter also grappled with Rozenstruik to evade the Surinamese’s patented knockout power.
This cautious style of eluding a full-blown head-to-head clash is much like the Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis fight (UFC 226), which is widely regarded as one of the most lackluster fights in UFC heavyweight history.
One of Ciryl Gane’s previous opponents, Tanner Boser, has come out in defense of the French fighter. Boser, who fought Gane at UFC FN: 165, took to Twitter to silence Gane’s critics. According to Boser, ‘Bon Gamin’ wisely chose not to take risks in a fight that was clearly going to get ruled in his favor.
After the show wrapped up, ESPN journalist Ariel Hewani alluded to last week’s knockout victory of Derrick Lewis over Curtis Blaydes. Helwani believes that the devastating knockout that Blaydes suffered might be the reason why the two headliners tonight appeared reluctant to go all out.
Ciryl Gane claims is ready for the title shot
Ciryl Gane is 5-0 in the UFC. The promising prospect was merely 3-0 before signing with the promotion. Despite the lack of experience, Gane believes he is ready to be mentioned in the title conversation. ‘Bon Gamin’ is ready to take on any challenge that presents itself in the division. Speaking with Laura Sanko on ESPN MMA, Ciryl Gane said:
With a mature approach at UFC Vegas 20, it looks like Ciryl Gane is certainly improving each day. At UFC 260, the heavyweight belt is on the line between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. After Jon Jones gets his shot at the winner of that contest, Ciryl Gane may be next in line.
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