Ciryl Gane has been accused of throwing an illegal punch to the back of Tai Tuivasa's head in his recent knockout victory at UFC Paris.
Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos believes Gane was able to stop Tuivasa after a back-and-forth brawl thanks in part to a punch that is against the unified MMA rules. Tuivasa had put Gane down in the second round, but the Frenchman was able to rally and stop his rival in the third to send his hometown crowd into hysterics.
However, there now appears to be controversy around one of the punches thrown to stop the fight, with Dos Santos publicly speaking out in favour of Tuivasa. The Australian opted not to make a big deal of the illegal blow, which is a common occupational hazard in MMA fights, but Dos Santos took a similar shot in their 2020 bout and is keen to highlight the move.
