September 3, 2022 6: 31 pm ET
PARIS – Ciryl Gane made it a tidy sweep for France when he endedup Tai Tuivasa in an all-time heavyweight barn-burner that headlined the UFC’s first-ever card in France.
At UFC Fight Night 209, Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) put away a extremely difficult Tuivasa (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) with strikes at 4: 23 of Round 3 – much to the pleasure of his house nation crowd.
The veryfirst round was shy, inspiteof the loud French nationwide anthem sung by the fans in presence. Both males were heavy on leg kicks. Gane madeuseof a lot of footwork as lotsof anticipated. He bounced around the cage as Tuivasa gradually prodded forward, hesitant to waste any energy.
Things blewup in Round 2, . After he was sliced open by a Gane strike, Tuivasa dropped the previous interim UFC heavyweight champ and attacked. Follow-up shots glanced, however the tables rapidly turned when Gane countered with a series of body shots. Knees, punches, and kicks triggered Tuivasa to wince. The 2 fighters swung extremely and both clocked the other, as they staggered forward and backwards.
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An currently deafening French crowd insomeway got louder throughout the fray and the subsequent pump-ups from the fighters. In Round 3, things got a little wild when onceagain. With Tuivasa seriously hurt by the build-up of enormous body shots, Gane targeted the head. A right hand shocked Tuivasa, who turned sideways. A series of hooks floored the huge Australian to the canvas.
Tuivasa consumed some shots on the method down as Gane fell on top of him – and referee Marc Goddard on top of Gane. Accor Arena hit a brand-new decibel in action.
“No words, no words, brother,” Gane informed Michael Bisping in the cage after the win. “Just listen to that. Nobody on the world anticipated this from the fans of France, brother. But appearance at this. I’m so delighted about this, brother.”
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Others in the title discussion consistof previous light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, who nears 3 years away from action due to agreement conflicts as he shifts to heavyweight. Both sides have showed Jones is prepared to complete onceagain, however absolutelynothing hasactually been scheduled.
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