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Fights will light up the UFC APEX Facility once again at the UFC Vegas 30 card this weekend. The top of the card features the heavy hitters, and the co-main event is an interesting one. In particular, Ovince Saint Preux will look to assert himself in t…
Fights will light up the UFC APEX Facility once again at the UFC Vegas 30 card this weekend. The top of the card features the heavy hitters, and the co-main event is an interesting one. In particular, Ovince Saint Preux will look to assert himself in the heavyweight division with a shot against Tanner Boser. […]
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A heavyweight headliner between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov is set for the summer. That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported Saturday that it will take place at the UFC’s upcoming June 26 event after both sides agreed to the fight. “Per sources, Ciryl Gane (@ciryl_gane) vs. Alexander Volkov (@AlexDragoVolkov) will headline UFC Fight […]
A heavyweight headliner between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov is set for the summer.
That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported Saturday that it will take place at the UFC’s upcoming June 26 event after both sides agreed to the fight.
“Per sources, Ciryl Gane (@ciryl_gane) vs. Alexander Volkov (@AlexDragoVolkov) will headline UFC Fight Night on June 26. Big fight for both. And possibly of note, Derrick Lewis still without a dance partner as of now. Top of that division still in the air.”
For Gane, it’s a chance to go into potential title contention.
The undefeated Frenchman is coming off a drab unanimous decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik. However, he got the job done and is currently on a five-fight winning streak which also includes a second-round TKO win over former champion Junior dos Santos.
Alexander Volkov, meanwhile, is looking to win his third fight in a row as well as his fourth in five outings. The Russian is coming off a TKO win over Alistair Overeem and a win against Gane could put him next in line for a shot at the heavyweight title.
Francis Ngannou recently became the new heavyweight champion at UFC 260 late last month. As of now, there is no word on a date or opponent for his first title defense. However, it is likely to be either Jon Jones or Derrick Lewis.
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Two top-5 heavyweights will meet when Ciryl Gane faces Alexander Volkov as the headliner of the June 26 UFC card. According to an ESPN report, Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov have verbally agreed to fight one another on June 26 in what will be the seco…
Two top-5 heavyweights will meet when Ciryl Gane faces Alexander Volkov as the headliner of the June 26 UFC card. According to an ESPN report, Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov have verbally agreed to fight one another on June 26 in what will be the second fight of the year for both men. There is […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has launched an appeal regarding his TKO loss against heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane back in December at UFC 256. According to a report by MMAFighting, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has requested further information regarding the loss after an initial appeal was filed in January. Following this request, […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has launched an appeal regarding his TKO loss against heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane back in December at UFC 256.
According to a report by MMAFighting, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has requested further information regarding the loss after an initial appeal was filed in January. Following this request, Attorney for Dos Santos, Ana Guedes sent in the information on March 17.
Dos Santos alleges that the strike used to finish his fight against Gane was an illegal elbow to the back of the head, an action that the former champion immediately protested following the stoppage of the fight.
Despite his protesting, the strike was still determined by the referee to be completely legal, and as such Gane was awarded the victory via second-round TKO.
ESPN shared some of the appeal that Guedes filed on Dos Santos’ behalf in March in an earlier report on the case.
“It is our position that Mr. Gane acted without malice but, like many fighters, without a clear understanding of what the rule prohibits,” Guedes wrote in the document obtained by ESPN. “We believe the illegal blow landed exactly where it was intended by Mr. Gane, and should have disqualified him immediately.”
In the appeal, Guedes writes that referee Jerin Valel informed Santos after the fight that due to Gane’s forearm connecting with his ear that the strike would be rendered legal, however, according to Guedes, Valel had misinterpreted the written rule which doesn’t state such exemptions when referring to shots to the back of a fighters head.
Following this loss Dos Santos’s time at the UFC came to an end and while both parties appear to have had a respectful separation it is not apparent how much this loss to Gane factored into Dos Santos’s subsequent release.
In the appeal, Guedes highlighted the end of Dos Santos’ UFC run and subsequent career inside the octagon and requested that the result be amended to reflect the illegal blow so that he can avoid ending his career on a foul.
“Changing the decision of Junior dos Santos x Cyril Gane to a ‘no contest’ or ‘no decision’ is the right result. It is not only the fair result for Junior, who does not deserve to end his brilliant career on a missed foul, but it is the right result for every fighter who will come long after Junior sets his own gloves down,” Guedes wrote.
Junior dos Santos has appealed his UFC 256 loss to Ciryl Gane. On the main card of the pay-per-view, dos Santos was looking to snap his three-fight losing streak. In the second round, Gane hurt him and as he was going for the finish, he landed some elb…
Junior dos Santos has appealed his UFC 256 loss to Ciryl Gane. On the main card of the pay-per-view, dos Santos was looking to snap his three-fight losing streak. In the second round, Gane hurt him and as he was going for the finish, he landed some elbows that dropped him and subsequently ended the […]
Both Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane are onboard with the idea of exhibiting their contrasting striking styles against one another in their next fight. Derrick Lewis made it clear who he wanted to fight next following his upset win over Curtis Blaydes at …
Both Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane are onboard with the idea of exhibiting their contrasting striking styles against one another in their next fight. Derrick Lewis made it clear who he wanted to fight next following his upset win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19. Unfortunately, the opponent he was eying, Alistair Overeem, is […]