1. Ciryl Gane currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.
36 Facts About Ciryl Gane
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Ciryl Gane was born in La Roche-sur-Yon in the Vendee department.
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Ciryl Gane's father, Romain Gane was a bus driver, and footballer in the Division d'Honneur.
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Ciryl Gane made his professional debut on June 4,2016, in a AFMT Muay thai heavyweight title fight against Jeremy Jeanne.
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Ciryl Gane was scheduled to defend his AFMT title against Jonathan Gengoul at Muay Thai Spirit 5.
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At Warriors Night, Ciryl Gane beat Bangaly Keita by a third-round knockout.
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Ciryl Gane was then scheduled to fight the multiple-time WBC Muaythai champion Yassine Boughanem at Duel 2.
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Ciryl Gane was first contracted to the Canadian MMA promotion TKO, where his first fight was for the vacant TKO heavyweight championship, against Bobby Sullivan.
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Ciryl Gane won the title fight in the first round through a front choke.
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Ciryl Gane defended the heavyweight championship a month later against Adam Dyczka, winning the fight in the second round via a TKO.
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Ciryl Gane's third fight in TKO, and his second title defense, was against Roggers Souza, which he won in the first round by a TKO.
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Ciryl Gane made his promotional debut on August 10,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche 2 against Raphael Pessoa.
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Ciryl Gane won the fight by an arm triangle choke at the end of the first round.
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Ciryl Gane faced Don'Tale Mayes on October 26,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Askren.
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Ciryl Gane won the fight via a heel hook in the third round, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Ciryl Gane faced Tanner Boser on December 21,2019, at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs The Korean Zombie.
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Ciryl Gane was scheduled to face Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 18,2020, at UFC 249.
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However, on March 5,2020, it was announced that Ciryl Gane was forced to pull out from the event after suffering pneumothorax during training.
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In turn, Ciryl Gane was expected to face Sergei Pavlovich on August 8,2020, at UFC Fight Night 174.
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Ciryl Gane faced Junior dos Santos on December 12,2020, at UFC 256.
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Ciryl Gane won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Ciryl Gane faced Jairzinho Rozenstruik on February 27,2021, at UFC Fight Night 186.
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Ciryl Gane faced Alexander Volkov on June 26,2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.
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Ciryl Gane faced Derrick Lewis on August 7,2021, at UFC 265 for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
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Ciryl Gane won the one-sided fight via technical knockout in round three.
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Ciryl Gane faced Francis Ngannou for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on January 22,2022, at UFC 270.
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Ciryl Gane was ahead after the first two rounds, but Ngannou switched to wrestling and controlled him for the majority rounds three through five.
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Ciryl Gane lost the fight via unanimous decision, marking his first defeat in any martial arts competition.
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Ciryl Gane faced Tai Tuivasa on September 3,2022, at UFC Fight Night 209.
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Ciryl Gane won the fight via knockout in round three.
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Ciryl Gane faced Jon Jones for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship on March 4,2023, at UFC 285.
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Ciryl Gane lost via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Ciryl Gane faced Serghei Spivac on September 2,2023, at UFC Fight Night 226.
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Ciryl Gane won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Ciryl Gane was scheduled to face former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov in a rematch on October 26,2024 at UFC 308.
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Ciryl Gane won the close fight by a controversial, split decision.