Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov have a No. 1 contender spot of their sights.
MMA Preventing confirmed with sources with data of the matchup that Gane and Volkov have agreed to face each other in a heavyweight bout at UFC 308, which takes place at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26. Contracts are nonetheless to be formally signed.
The information was first reported by Ag. Combat.
Gane (12-2) bounced again from a disappointing loss to Jon Jones at UFC 285 with a second-round TKO of Serghei Spivac at UFC Paris this previous September. The loss to Jones was Gane’s second probability to change into undisputed heavyweight champion after beforehand holding an interim belt. The Frenchman goals to maneuver to the entrance of the title image once more if he can cease the streaking Volkov.
Since shedding by submission to Tom Aspinall in March 2022, Volkov (38-10) has returned to type with 4 straight victories. He defeated fellow Russian Sergei Pavlovich through unanimous determination this previous June to increase a run that additionally consists of finishes of ranked heavyweights Tai Tuivasa, Alexandr Romanov, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
Gane and Volkov are presently No. 5 and No. 7 respectively within the MMA Preventing World Rankings.
MMA Preventing’s Guilherme Cruz and Mike Heck contributed to this report.
