Ciryl Jacky Gane (born 12 April 1990) is a French professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. A professional fighter since 2014, Gane has also formerly competed for

TKO Major League MMA TKO Major League MMA is a Canadian mixed martial arts promotion established in 2000, it was originally broadcast on RDS and later on Fight Network. Formerly known as the Universal Combat Challenge (UCC), it was the first mixed martial arts prom ...

where he was the Heavyweight Champion. As of March 29, 2022, he is #1 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Early life

Gane was born in

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, and is of

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an descent through his father. His father Romain Gane was a bus driver, and

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in the

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. As a youth, Gane played football and basketball. Despite his sporting talent, Gane decided to work in sales at a furniture store and he joined a work-study program in Paris. During this time, a former classmate introduced Gane to

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Muay Thai career

Gane made his professional debut on June 4, 2016, in a AFMT Muay thai heavyweight title fight against Jérémy Jeanne. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. After a decision win against Samih Bachar, Gane was scheduled to fight the K-1 veteran

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at La Nuit Des Titans. He beat Guidon by a third-round knockout. Gane was scheduled to defend his AFMT title against Jonathan Gengoul at Muay Thai Spirit 5. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. At Warriors Night, Gane beat Bangaly Keita by a third-round knockout. He was then scheduled to fight the multiple-time WBC Muaythai champion

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at Duel 2. Gane won the fight by decision.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Coached by Fernand Lopez, Ciryl Gane made his professional MMA debut in 2018. He was first contracted to the Canadian MMA promotion TKO, where his first fight was for the vacant TKO heavyweight championship, against Bobby Sullivan. He won the title fight in the first round through a front choke. He defended the heavyweight championship a month later against Adam Dyczka, winning the fight in the second round via a TKO. His third fight in TKO, and his second title defense, was against Roggers Souza, which he won in the first round by a TKO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gane made his promotional debut on August 10, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 against

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. Gane won the fight by an arm triangle choke at the end of the first round. Gane faced

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on October 26, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. Gane won the fight via a heel hook in the third round, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus. Gane faced

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on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Gane was scheduled to face

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on April 18, 2020 at

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. However, on March 5, 2020 it was announced that Gane was forced to pull out from the event after suffering

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during training. The bout was eventually rescheduled for July 11, 2020 at

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. Subsequently, the pairing was cancelled a second time and scrapped from this event in mid-June as Abdurakhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons. In turn, Gane was expected to face

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on August 8, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 174 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 174'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 32'' and ''UFC Vegas 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in ...

. Pavlovich however had to pull out because of an injury. Therefore the original fight against Shamil Abdurakhimov was scheduled again on September 26, 2020 at

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; however, the bout was rescheduled again to

UFC Fight Night 180 ''UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 180'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 38'' and ''UFC Fight Island 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18 ...

on October 18, 2020. The bout fell through once again as Abdurakhimov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons on September 28, 2020 and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Ante Delija. On October 14, 2020, it was announced that the bout was cancelled due to Delija's contractual problems with his previous deal with the PFL. Gane faced

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on December 12, 2020 at

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Gane faced

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on February 27, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 186 ''UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 186'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 44'' and ''UFC Vegas 20'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 27, 2021, at the ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Gane faced Alexander Volkov on June 26, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 190 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 190'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Gane faced

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on August 7, 2021 at

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for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. He won the one-sided fight via technical knockout in round three. This fight earned him the ''

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'' award. Gane faced

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for the

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on January 22, 2022 at

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. Gane was ahead after the first two rounds, but Ngannou switched to wrestling and controlled him for the majority rounds three through five. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, marking his first defeat in any martial arts competition. Gane faced

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on September 3, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 209 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 209'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 67'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 3, 2022, at Accor Arena in Paris, Fra ...

. He won the fight via knockout in round three. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award.

Personal life

Gane and his wife have two daughters. They live in

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, in the eastern suburbs of Paris.

Championships and accomplishments

Muay Thai

*Académie Française de Muay Thaï **AFMT National Title +201 lb (+91 kg) (One time) ***One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts

** Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time) **

(Two times) ** Fight of the Night (one time) *

** TKO World Heavyweight Championship (One time) ***Two successful title defenses *

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**2021 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Pay-per-view bouts

Muay Thai record

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Source: muaythaitv.fr

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