Ciryl Gane, the UFC heavyweight competition, picked up a important top notch in his belt. Not so much.
Gane fully controlled Jairzinho Rozenstruik at a one-sided, unanimous decision win (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) at the primary event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at Las Vegas. However, a lack of aggression and his conservative plan could work against Gane as it comes to potential UFC matchmaking.
“I really don’t create a true big show for the fans,” Gane stated in his postfight interview. “I have a huge win, so I am very happy for this. The man was very tough. I only wished to handle, and I really did it”
No, Gane did not receive the highlight-reel knockout which will go viral on social networking. Nor did he participate in the type of back-and-forth warfare which may make him a box-office favourite. But he did remain undefeated from the UFC against a few of the greatest heavyweights in the world, revealing his continuing trajectory as a legitimate possibility.
So, yes I am glad. I believe I demonstrated something. I will do five rounds, so I will handle five rounds. I am quite comfortable with five rounds”
He added:”We are gonna go following the belt ”
Going in, ESPN had Rozenstruik rated No. 4 in the world in heavyweight, together with Gane rated No. 8. Gane will surely make a massive jump in the ranks, but it is uncertain what that’ll mean at a crowded surface of this branch. The French boxer himself place a few of the attribute on Rozenstruik because of its dearth of activity.
“I expected a bit more out of him attack,” Gane explained. “I had been a tiny bit surprised for this.”
He showed poise and calm, staying on the exterior and choosing Rozenstruik aside with long walks into the body and legs. A couple of occasions, Gane waded in with large combinations and immediately retreated, staying far from Rozenstruik’s enormous power. However, those blitzes indoors were few and far between for Gane, who obviously wished to exercise care.
Rozenstruik was mostly nullified. He landed a significant mixture in the next and a few hard left hooks here and there, but nothing was of importance. Gane’s excellent kicking and direction of spacing has been the motive. It had been really effective, even though it will not necessarily provoke fans to tune into see him next time.
The card happened with COVID-19 protocols commissioned in the UFC Apex, a centre throughout the road in the UFC’s corporate campus. It was the next UFC occasion this month headlined with a heavyweight competition bout.
Gane (8-0) arrived as one of the best prospects in all MMA, and this functionality will take him away from chance to bona fide competition. He’s currently 5-0 at the UFC with three endings. Gane trains in France under Fernand Lopez, the former head trainer of high UFC heavyweight competition Francis Ngannou, who’s set to combat Stipe Miocic for its name at UFC 260 on March 27.
Rozenstruik (11-2) was coming from a second-round TKO win over dos Santos in UFC 252 at August. The Suriname native has won five fights in the UFC. His only career loss before Saturday came from Ngannou via knockout in May in UFC 249. He’s a former champion kickboxer.
