LAS VEGAS – Ciryl Gane hasn’t experienced a loss like this before.
Yes, he’s lost. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou defeated him by unanimous decision at UFC 270 in January 2021. But for Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), that pales in comparison to his two-minute submission defeat to Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) in the UFC 285 main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
“This is a real loss,” Gane told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “This is the first real loss I have. When I think about the loss against Francis, it was not a big loss for me. I learned, but it was not too big. But this one is so painful. This one is a real loss. Now this is the past. I must go forward to see the future. I’m going to go straight back to the gym.”
