Ciryl Gane was fairly compromised from the beginning of his UFC 310 combat towards Alexander Volkov.
Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) defeated Volkov for a second time this previous Saturday at T-Cellular Area – this time in a a lot nearer combat that many observers thought he misplaced. Within the post-fight information convention, Gane revealed that he broke his left toe from the primary teep he threw within the combat, which closely impacted his motion. The previous interim heavyweight champion is thought for being bouncy and lightweight on his ft, however he spent giant components of the combat attempting to fend off Volkov’s grappling.
Gane took to Instagram to indicate that his harm was even worse than he anticipated because it seems he didn’t simply break one toe – however three of them.
“It wasn’t solely the large toe but additionally the 2 metatarsals that gave out on me at the start of the primary spherical,” Gane mentioned in French. “Which principally means I had no foot, however we didn’t quit and used our mind to combat.”
Volkov (38-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) was outraged on the judges’ scorecards and even had UFC CEO Dana White agree that he ought to have received the combat. Gane initially tried to storm out of the octagon after his win, explaining that he wasn’t completely happy along with his efficiency. Gane mentioned he’s been coaching since July and was pissed off that an early harm prevented him from performing properly.
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