In a rather puzzling interview delivered on the MMA hour with Ariel Helwani, UFC Heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane has stated that he is not willing to fight fellow contender Tom Aspinall and likely any other fighters aside from the Englishman.
In what seems like a fairly reasonable statement at face value, Gane stated “This [fight] doesn’t make sense for me” and “I just want to go to the belt. I am No.1 contender and he is No.4. It doesn’t make sense.” When asked by Helwani whether he wished to fight the winner of Jones vs Miocic, Gane confirmed this stating “Yes, if it is possible”.