“This Is the First Loss I Have”: Ciryl Gane Believes “Real Loss” Came Against Jon Jones at UFC 285, Not Francis Ngannou

UFC star Jon Jones silenced his critics with his remarkable comeback performance at UFC 285 as he captured the vacant heavyweight gold. While the championship fight on Saturday night was touted to be his biggest challenge, ‘Bones’ brushed aside his opponent with ease. The T-Mobile Facility witnessed the dispatching of Ciryl Gane, which turned out to be a brief affair. Likewise, the French fighter couldn’t process what transpired in the first round of their fight. However, a dejected Gane accepted his fate and defeat as he vows to come back from the disheartening loss.

Notably, the Rochester native pushed forward in the fight and, after two minutes in the first round, put his opponent to sleep with a guillotine choke. Thus, collecting an impressive win and also the UFC championship. On the other side, ‘Bon Gamin’ rightly remained frustrated and angry at himself. And he echoed the same emotions in the post-fight interview.

Ciryl Gane disclosed the loss at UFC 285 is the most painful

The 32-year-old found himself in the loser’s column only the second time in his MMA career after he clashed with ‘Bonny’ Jones. His first loss, also a ruined opportunity at the championship, came against Francis Ngannou at UFC 270. Despite missing the gold, the former Muay Thai fighter took the loss as a learning curve in his career.

However, the recent loss against the Fight Ready representative was his actual loss. Thus, he said, “This is a real loss. This is the first loss I have. You see, I talk about the loss again, Francis. It was not a big loss for me. I learned, but it was not too big.”

“But this one, so painful. This one is a real loss. So now, this is a past and a must to go forward to see the future. And I’m gonna go straight back to the gym,” the 11-2 record holder added later on.

Following this, Gane specified his intention to work on the ground game, which has been targeted by his opponents lately.

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