“He Was Blaming Himself Too Much” – Coach Reveals How Ciryl Gane Almost Broke Down Following His Brutal Loss to Jon Jones

Ciryl Gane was heartbroken after his loss to Jon Jones at UFC 285. ‘Bon Gamin’ had been the betting favorite and was expected to challenge for the title. However, Jones caught him with a guillotine choke in the first round, forcing Gane to tap out. After the fight, the French heavyweight was visibly emotional. Gane’s opening-round loss to Jones was a disappointment to many. Before fighting Jones, the only loss he faced in his fighting career was against Francis Ngannou, and Gane was considered one of the best heavyweights in the world. However, Jones showed he is still an unbeatable force in the UFC octagon.

Gane himself came forward and said that he was very disappointed in himself after losing against Jones. He admitted that the result of the bout was totally unexpected, and it shocked many of his well-wishers. Recently, Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez, revealed how the bout against ‘Bones’ left ‘Bon Gamin’ broken. Let’s delve further to learn about what Gane went through after the colossal loss.

Ciryl Gane was broken after the UFC 285 loss

Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez, was talking in an interview with MMA Junkie. During the conversation, he detailed how Gane was completely broken after he lost to Jones.

Lopez said, “The first person that is hurt on this game is Ciryl. When you have a loss because that was the first really loss that he had and we thought that, I first of all I was try to keep him to hurt himself, in say that he was blaming himself too much. He was regretting to have to, have tap. He was like ‘Why did I tap? How can I fought for belt and tap? I should just sleep if I don’t have a way to go out.‘”

From Lopez’s words, it is clear that Gane’s loss at UFC 285 made him regret tapping out of the bout. Now, Gane is just hours away from fighting against Sergey Spivak at UFC Fight Night 226. The bout between the two is set to take place in Gane’s homeland. This is indeed a great opportunity for the French heavyweight to learn from his last loss and come back stronger.

‘Bon Gamin’ is a good wrestler, says coach

Fernand Lopez recently talked about how Gane has prepared himself to fight against Spivak. Lopez revealed that Gane did not focus on wrestling in his training camp. The coach said that they had already worked on Gane’s wrestling in the past. Later, he also explained that he believes the criticism of Gane’s wrestling ability is unfair.

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According to Lopez, Gane has simply not had a good wrestling performance yet, but that does not mean that he is not a good wrestler. He further made it clear that this time, Gane would be back in the octagon stronger, as he had learned a lot from his last bout against ‘Bones’.

However, the coach opened up and said that Gane was still trying to go in-depth about the mistakes that he made in UFC 285. Who do you think will win between Ciryl Gane and Sergey Spivak? Let us know in the comments below.

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