“Then He Taps Like McGregor”- Ciryl Gane’s “Illegal Blows” in Viral Video Has Fans Up in Arms Against Ex-UFC Interim Champ

Ciryl Gane is just hours away from fighting against Sergey Spivak at UFC Fight Night 226. The bout between the two will take place in Bon Gamin’s home country. This fight is way too important for Gane, an opportunity to prove how great a fighter he is. Gane faced a colossal loss in his fighting career when he locked horns against Jon Jones at UFC 285. In the opening round itself, the French heavyweight got trapped in ‘Bones’ guillotine choke.

Later, he tapped out of the bout, which disappointed his fans and well-wishers. In his fighting career, Gane has faced losses only to Jones and Francis Ngannou. Gane and Ngannou locked horns at UFC 270. After a back-and-forth battle, ‘The Predator’ won the bout via unanimous decision. Now a video of Gane striking some of his opponents hard has gone viral. It is catching the attention of fight fans for all the wrong reasons. Let’s look closely at what went wrong in those fights of Gane.

The viral strikes of Ciryl Gane

Ahead of UFC Fight Night 226, the official Instagram handle of the promotion posted videos of Gane striking his opponents hard. The first video was from Gane’s fight against the Australian fighter, Tai Tuivasa. ‘Bon Gamin’ and Tuivasa faced each other at UFC Fight Night 209. Back then, the French fighter won the bout in the third round after knocking out the Australian.

In the second video, Gane was throwing some hard punches at Derrick Lewis at UFC 265. Gane achieved a glorious victory after going for a technical knockout against Lewis. In the last video posted by the UFC, the 33-year-old was fighting against Junior dos Santos. When the bout reached the second round, Gane knocked out Dos Santos. When fans came across these three clips, shockingly, they were highly disappointed. Let’s find out why.

Fans lash out at ‘Bon Gamin’

Hitting a fighter in the back of the head is considered illegal in MMA. The major reason behind the same is that this can cause dangerous issues in the physical health of the fighter.

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However, in all three videos of Gane, fans observed him hitting his opponents in the back of their heads. This left them highly disappointed with ‘Bon Gamin’. Here is how fans responded: “Does he just hit people in the back of the head?? jesus”

“Consistent with illegal blows. Are they really just going to let him keep doing this? And then highlight it??” Another fan commented, “Back of the head shots in all 3 of these.”

Some fans called Gane the dirtiest fighter in UFC while others said anyone would do well if they could just hit their opponents in the back of their heads. “Groin shots and back of head blowz for days dude is the dirtiest fighter in ufc”.

“If I could hit in the back of the head, I’d probably do just as well,” commented a fan.

Some pointed out his performance against Jones. They wrote how he struggled to last in the octagon against Jones, who is widely considered the greatest fighter of all time. A fan even said that Gane would tap like UFC superstar Conor McGregor if he fought a good grappler.

“Jones wrapped that boy up though.”

“Jon’s was right! Gane hits the back of the head a lot so refs better pay attention!”

“Until he’s in front of a grappler. Then he taps like McGregor.”

The reactions of the fans prove they were totally disappointed with Gane for going for illegal moves against his opponents. A fan even felt that ‘Bon Gamin’ was the worst fighter on the UFC roster. What are your thoughts about Gane’s fighting style? Do you think he is a great fighter? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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