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UFC heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane continues to reject criticism regarding his alleged fouling ahead of UFC 334.
On Saturday night, Ciryl Gane will defend the UFC heavyweight championship against Josh Hokit. As we know, Hokit has been on quite the rise to prominence in the division, and many find it quite remarkable that he has been able to earn a title opportunity at this early point in his run.
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On the flip side, Ciryl Gane has been around for a while now. He has fought some of the very best, including Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou and Tom Aspinall. However, unfortunately for the Frenchman, his tenure hasn’t been without controversy. On multiple occasions, Gane has been accused of cheating, whether it be through shots to the back of the head or eye pokes.
In his latest response to this, Ciryl Gane had the following to say about the fouling criticism.
Ciryl Gane discusses fouling criticism
“I think it’s a kind of frustration, or in any case, a struggle with acceptance that’s hard to deal with,” Gane told RMC Sports Combat. “‘Yeah, the good kid seems nice; he’s cool and all that. Go ahead, he’s not a warrior. How is it that he’s beating us when we’re the real warriors? We’ve been doing this since we were little; he just shows up. He does this and that with a good mood!’ Maybe it’s like, ‘I won’t leave it like this. I’m going to drag his name through the mud.’ Because honestly, when I look in the mirror or when you see the training at the gym, you don’t see strategies like eye-gouging [laughs].
“I’m not here to try and convince anyone. I train hard. I control what I can control: my training, my fights, and so on. The rest, I try never to raise my voice or say anything out of line. I really try to respect all of my opponents from start to finish. And actually, by beating them, I’m respecting them. So I don’t know. I find it quite a shame, honestly. I find it a shame, but once again, there’s no need to talk about me on the web.”
Quotes via MMA Fighting
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