Fans think Jon Jones will delay his heavyweight debut even longer after Ciryl Gane’s knockout win against Tai Tuivasa at UFC Paris.
Gane, 32, knocked out Tuivasa in a back and forth fight at the UFC's inaugural event in France. 'Bon Gamin' was doing his best to stay out the way of Tuivasa's power from the opening bell, but that didn't last long as he was knocked down for the first time in his UFC career in the second round. Gane recovered well by hurting Tuivasa with strikes of his own to produce one of the best rounds of the year.
In the third round, Gane put Tuivasa down with consecutive right hands and followed up with a flurry of punches on the ground to force the stoppage. It marked Gane's first win since losing out on the heavyweight title to former teammate Francis Ngannou in January. An interim title fight against Jones seems plausible for Gane with current champion Ngannou sidelined due to injury, but some fans think Jones won't fight at the weight class after the Frenchman's win.
