In a recent interview with the French newspaper La Sueur, Ciryl Gane said he was not a hard -working fighter as people thought. He admitted he loved martial arts, but only started practicing when he knew his opponent in the next match. Gane spends most of the time doing other jobs, as well as with the family.
“Looking at the past time in my career, I felt quite regretful. After the match against Tuivasa, I almost didn't practice, and only started to know the next opponent was Jon Jones,” Gane said. But according to Fernand Lopez, Gane is exaggerating his laziness.
As a person with Gane for many years, Fernand Lopez confirmed that his student was very lazy. But that was the past, and he became a completely different person. The turning point for Gane to escape the laziness came by the time he lost to Francis Ngannou in the UFC Heavyweight Championship match.
The defeat of the nunnou caused Gane to seriously acknowledge the learning of lying skills, which was not his strong point before. For that reason, Fernand Lopez had to find him a good boxer about Jujitsu. It was Devhonte Johnson, the Jujitsu champion in the world. A coincidence is that the Devhonte Johnson can be similar to Jon Jones.
After training with Gane, Johnson said the French boxer loved martial arts, and he studied very quickly. Gane always learns how to perform the locks so that it is mastered. The more you practice, the more Gane felt … Unfortunately, Jujitsu turned out to be easier than he thought, but he did not cultivate for many years.
Gane's biggest disadvantage in the upcoming match against Jon Jones is that he is only considered as a reserve boxer for this event. Initially, UFC wanted the match between Jones and Ngannou, but the defending champion did not want to renew the contract. That is why UFC has to go to Gane, and declare the title of nunnou's championship.