Ciryl Gane Dismisses Narrative That He’s Unhappy With UFC 265 Pay

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane has refuted claims that he wasn’t pleased with the pay he received at UFC 265. At the August 7 pay-per-view, Gane joined the exclusive club of fighters that have achieved UFC title glory as an undefeate…

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane has refuted claims that he wasn’t pleased with the pay he received at UFC 265. At the August 7 pay-per-view, Gane joined the exclusive club of fighters that have achieved UFC title glory as an undefeated fighter. Against Derrick Lewis inside Houston’s Toyota Center, “Bon Gamin” delivered a striking […]

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Dana White Losing Hope Of Ngannou/Gane Taking Place In France

UFC president Dana White has admitted that the chances of Francis Ngannou’s unification fight with Ciryl Gane taking place in France are slim. A likely clash between the two heavyweight behemoths was set up after Gane’s championship crownin…

UFC president Dana White has admitted that the chances of Francis Ngannou’s unification fight with Ciryl Gane taking place in France are slim. A likely clash between the two heavyweight behemoths was set up after Gane’s championship crowning at UFC 265 earlier this month. Against Derrick Lewis inside Houston’s Toyota Center, “Bon Gamin” dominated his […]

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Dana White Doubts Ngannou vs. Gane Takes Place In France

Dana WhiteDana White says in perfect word the upcoming heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane would take place in France. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing global pandemic, the UFC president isn’t confident of that happening. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, White poured cold water on the prospect of a UFC event […]

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Dana White says in perfect word the upcoming heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane would take place in France. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing global pandemic, the UFC president isn’t confident of that happening.

In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, White poured cold water on the prospect of a UFC event taking place in France anytime soon.

“Yeah, that would be amazing,” White said Ngannou vs. Gane taking place in France. “But the way things are looked right now, with all of this COVID-19 stuff going on, I don’t know if that’s going to be possible. But yes, in a perfect world, I would love to do that fight in France.”

The UFC are currently figuring out an alternative host location for the fight.

“We’re working on it right now,” White said. “Actually, yesterday was matchmaking and that fight was obviously talked about a lot in the matchmaking meeting yesterday. So yeah, we’re working on it.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Ngannou captured heavyweight gold earlier this year when he knocked out Stipe Miocic inside two rounds at UFC 260. ‘The Predator’ was due to make his first title defence against Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 but was unable to make the August 7 date and asked the UFC to postpone the fight.

The promotion opted against that option and instead created an interim heavyweight title for Lewis and Gane to scrap over in Houston, Texas earlier this month.

‘Bon Gamin’ looked flawless against Lewis, stopping the usually tough ‘Black Beast’ inside three rounds to improve his undefeated record to 10-0 and set up a hugely anticipated fight against Ngannou.

Where do you think Dana White should hold Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane?

Joe Rogan Praises ‘Best Moving Heavyweight’ Ciryl Gane

Joe Rogan believes Ciryl Gane is the best moving heavyweight he has ever seen. Gane has been turning a lot of heads with his recent outings. In particular, he’s coming off an interim UFC Heavyweight Title win over Derrick Lewis. The performance l…

Joe Rogan believes Ciryl Gane is the best moving heavyweight he has ever seen. Gane has been turning a lot of heads with his recent outings. In particular, he’s coming off an interim UFC Heavyweight Title win over Derrick Lewis. The performance looked about as effortless as it gets. Gane was in total control throughout […]

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Cyril Gane Reveals Time Estimate For Ngannou Unification Bout

Cyril Gane has unveiled the ideal timeframe for a title unification showdown with Francis Ngannou. Gane is the newly-minted interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He captured the gold by defeating Derrick Lewis via third-round TKO. He’s now in prime p…

Cyril Gane has unveiled the ideal timeframe for a title unification showdown with Francis Ngannou. Gane is the newly-minted interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He captured the gold by defeating Derrick Lewis via third-round TKO. He’s now in prime position to meet Ngannou, who is the main UFC Heavyweight Champion. Gane made an appearance on MMAFighting’s […]

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EXCLUSIVE | Nassourdine Imavov Wants Ngannou vs. Gane In Paris

Nassourdine Imavov Nassourdine Imavov wants to see the upcoming heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane take place in France. Imavov and Gane both train at MMA Factory in Paris. Ngannou was a former teammate of both men before relocating his camp to the USA. The sport was recently made legal in France. Imavov tells LowKickMMA […]

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Nassourdine Imavov wants to see the upcoming heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane take place in France.

Imavov and Gane both train at MMA Factory in Paris. Ngannou was a former teammate of both men before relocating his camp to the USA.

The sport was recently made legal in France. Imavov tells LowKickMMA that its people have a great appetite for big MMA shows.

“I really believe that the French audience is ready for the big show,” Imavov said. “I mean, since the legalization [of MMA in France] we’ve had like maybe four, to six shows in France and all the shows sold out.”

Imavov says Gane’s recent interim title win has catapulted MMA fandom in France to a new level.

“Especially since the last win of Cyril Gane,” Imavov said. “I mean, everything is crazy in Paris. Everyone that I’m crossing, everyone I’m talking with, everyone is speaking about MMA. I mean, around me it’s all MMA. So yeah, I believe that first of all having the French-speaking Francis [Ngannou] getting the title, becoming a champ had people very focused on MMA. But when Cyril [Gane] won that belt, jeez! It was crazy in Paris. That was crazy all around France. So, people are really pumped. I mean there’s the Olympic games and the transfer of (Lionel) Messi (to PSG) that brought a little bit of a shadow on the belt of Cyril Gane. But still, everyone is talking about the [UFC] belt in France.”

For Imavov, Ngannou vs. Gane simply must take place in Paris.

“That fight will go down as one of the best combat fights in France. Having these two huge men, champs, coming from the same gym, MMA Factory, in Paris. And have them fight for the belt in Paris? That’s crazy. Everything will be settled in the place where everything started. So that would be huge.”

Do you agree with Nassourdine Imavov? Should Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane take place in Paris?