Tai Tuivasa made sure Ciryl Gane knew he had been in a fight, and that paid dividends for both men.
Gane and Tuivasa received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their heavyweight clash in the UFC Fight Night 209 headliner on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. Gane appeared to be cruising to victory when Tuivasa floored the Frenchman with a massive right hand in the second stanza. “Bon Gamin” would recover, however, and he rallied to put his Australian foe away with a salvo of powerful punches 4:23 into Round 3.