There’s a lot of talk about what Saturday’s matchup between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov isn’t, so let’s focus on what it is.
No, the UFC Vegas 30 main event probably isn’t giving us the next heavyweight title challenger, not with the quartet of Francis Ngannou, Derrick Lewis, Stipe Miocic, and Jon Jones still sorting itself out. But it is as high level a heavyweight bout as you can get outside of those names and that’s something to be appreciated.
Gane is a surefire future title challenger, regardless of whether he gets past Volkov or not.