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Francis Ngannou Claims Sparring Clips with Ciryl Gane Were Edited to ‘Make Me Look Bad’

Two former teammates on a collision course.

Will we see Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou going at it for real in the Octagon? pic.twitter.com/3EUOQG7vHJ — UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) June 28, 2021

Francis Ngannou says the footage of him and Ciryl Gane sparring that was released earlier this year was edited with a specific goal in mind.

According to Ngannou, the clips don’t accurate depict what happened during the session, which occurred in January 2019. Ngannou and Gane will meet in a heavyweight title unification bout at UFC 270 at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Jan.