Fernand Lopez clarifies Ciryl Gane calling himself ‘lazy’ before Jon Jones title fight at UFC 285

Ciryl Gane raised eyebrows when he admitted last week that he gets lazy about training, but his coach, Fernand Lopez, says that’s no longer the case.

Ahead of his vacant heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones on March 4 at UFC 285, Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) said he’s guilty of training only once a fight is booked and has barely trained since knocking out Tai Tuivasa last September.

“Unfortunately I’m lazy,” Gane said. “That’s the truth.”