{"id":936,"date":"2023-01-15T22:10:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=936"},"modified":"2023-01-16T22:11:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:11:19","slug":"ciryl-gane-reacts-to-francis-ngannous-ufc-exit-and-expects-tougher-fight-for-jon-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/ciryl-gane-reacts-to-francis-ngannous-ufc-exit-and-expects-tougher-fight-for-jon-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciryl Gane reacts to Francis Ngannou\u2019s UFC exit and expects tougher fight for Jon Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"qjjCAV\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Little did Ciryl Gane know that Francis Ngannou was leaving the UFC as he posted a message on Twitter targeting Jon Jones and a possible fight between them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AeOKDW\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, just days later, Gane received word that he will face Jones at UFC 285 on March 4 to crown a new UFC Heavyweight Champion. The promotion failed to agree a new deal with Ngannou and released him from all contractual obligations, making him a free agent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_16153\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L_I6a9PhLmc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"qjjCAV\">Ciryl Gane\u00a0didn\u2019t know\u00a0Francis Ngannou\u00a0was leaving the UFC when he posted a message on Twitter aimed at\u00a0Jon Jones\u00a0and a potential fight between them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AeOKDW\">Just a few days later, however, Gane got the news that he will face Jones at UFC 285 on March 4 to crown a new UFC heavyweight champion. The promotion was unable to come to terms with Ngannou on a new deal and released him from all contractual obligations, making him a free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where you at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonnyBones<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;m free this March, Vegas \ud83d\udccd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vc5i0UC07f\">pic.twitter.com\/vc5i0UC07f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ciryl Gane (@ciryl_gane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ciryl_gane\/status\/1613628816231907328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the Cameroonian-French\u2019s shock UFC exit over the weekend, Dana White moved to confirm a heavyweight battle between Gane and Jones for the vacant belt at UFC 285 in March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And Gane, a newcomer to MMA, having only made his debut in the sport in 2018, believes his versatile game can cause Jones problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI know I\u2019ve got good footwork at first, I think I\u2019m a little bit more well-rounded [than Ngannou],\u201d Gane said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI look a little bit more like Jon Jones. Yes, when you have a big guy that just wants to kill you with one punch, it\u2019s more easier for a guy well-rounded and smart like Jon Jones to manage the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\">\n<div id=\"sda-INARTICLE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMe, also, I am not like that. I like to manage the situation. It\u2019s going to be really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gane added that he used to look up to Jones when developing as a fighter and considers him to be the greatest UFC fighter of all time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen I started watching this, Jon Jones was one of my favorite fighters,\u201d Gane added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMore when I started MMA, because I\u2019m a fan of every sport in MMA, and when you look at a guy like Jon Jones, who\u2019s well-rounded like this, you really appreciate it. He\u2019s the GOAT. Look at his career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cToday, I\u2019m a young fighter, and I think it\u2019s the dream of every young fighter to fight against a GOAT. This is really crazy for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gane is not the only fighter to believe he poses a more compelling test for Jones either, with former champion Daniel Cormier of the belief that the French fighter\u2019s movement can be decisive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI thought Jon vs. Francis was the biggest and my most anticipated fight because of the dangers that Francis Ngannou presents to Jon Jones with the power and everything,\u201d Cormier said when analysing the fight on his\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HOw_Nxd2Ltw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube channel\" data-rapid_p=\"32\" data-v9y=\"0\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut let\u2019s not go crazy and act as if Jon Jones hasn\u2019t seen power before. He\u2019s seen power. Nothing like the power of Ngannou, but I believe that what he has now may be a more difficult style matchup in Ciryl Gane&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCiryl Gane\u2019s movement, and the way that he attacks is going to make him very difficult for Jones, because as good as Jones is, Jones isn\u2019t a guy that moves very much. He\u2019s very stationary and going forward. He\u2019s long, so he uses those long range weapons to really take control of guys like me and other guys he\u2019s fought in the octagon. But he\u2019s not a guy that moves around and creates a ton of angles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA lot of straight and long range weapons&#8230; The issue is with Ciryl Gane, you\u2019re going to have a big guy who possesses a lot of those same qualities, with the ability to move. Go back and watch Jones, he\u2019s pretty flatfooted. Gane isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little did Ciryl Gane know that Francis Ngannou was leaving the UFC as he posted a message on Twitter targeting Jon Jones and a possible fight between them. However, just days later, Gane received word that he will face Jones at UFC 285 on March 4 to crown a new UFC Heavyweight Champion. 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