Ciryl Gane kicked in the door in the heavyweight division during his rookie season in the UFC, earning three victories in five months.
Arriving in the Octagon with a 3-0 mark and the TKO heavyweight title over his shoulder, the French prospect validated all the hype that accompanied his arrival by scoring consecutive submission wins over Raphael Pessoa and Don’Tale Mayes in August and October, respectively, and the wrapped up the year with a unanimous decision win over Tanner Boser in Busan, South Korea.
Brandishing a 6-0 record as a professional and carrying tons of momentum, it felt like “Bon Gamin” was poised to do big things in 2020, but his year, like everyone else’s year, has been filled with unexpected twists and turns that have kept him out of the Octagon until now.