Cyril Gane is ready for his UFC Heavyweight title fight against Tom Aspinall.
Gane and Aspinall will be locking horns less than two months from now at UFC 321. The former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion has two opportunities to win the Undisputed title in his career; the first was at UFC 270 against Francis Ngannou and that bout certainly didn’t go in his favor. His second was against Jon Jones and that one only lasted a round.
Gane comes in with a chip on his shoulder. He’s had two fights since UFC 285 and has showcased improvement, but there are some lingering questions on how he’ll perform against Aspinall. Gane is quite confident that he’s more than a match against Aspinall.
“Sometimes life is a little bit strange because some bad results and then people think that you’ve never worked on your ground game, on your grappling,” Gane said via a French translator at a press conference in Paris. “But believe me, as someone who’s come from Thai boxing as well, I’ve got a team behind me. My coach Fernand Lopez, we’ve worked on our ground game.
These are experts. We know exactly what we’re doing. Sometimes I’ve not been able to show it and that’s on me, but this time, believe me, I’ve been working, and hopefully I can show it this time around.”
Gane has been training for quite some time now. Even before the fight was announced, the heavyweight title contender put in the work to make sure his overall game is sharp and ready to counter Aspinall’s submissions and take downs.
“As you know, my last fight was back in December, then during the months of January and February, I was resting a little bit,” Gane said. “I had a little bit of time away through an injury, recovering from that. But since March I’ve really been training, giving it my all. I’ve not been training PlayStation or going to the Champions League or watching other events like some of the others. I’ve been really training, so I’m concentrated, I think everyone’s been able to see that.”
Gane ensures that he’s coming in with the best version of himself. He expects Aspinall to come in with the best version of himself. He knows just how great Tom is and expects a tough fight on October 25.
“I think Tom has the answer already,” Gane said. “He knows I’m a little bit of a different fighter in the division, but I fight in a different way, but I’m sure that Tom will be able to come up with an answer if he’s thrown to it. We’ll just have to see when the fight happens.”