Ciryl Gane gives special thanks to his trainer after winning interim heavyweight belt

F. Lopez (left) is C. Gane's head coach Photo: Instagram

New interim heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg), Cyryl Gane was humble in recognizing that he did not reach the 'Olympus' of mixed martial arts alone. Excited after knockout Derrick Lewis No. UFC 265 last Saturday (07), the French fighter made a special thank you on his 'Instagram' to his coach Fernand Lopez and his team'MMA Factory'.

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“This belt doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to my team. When I started in MMA three years ago, it was because Fernand Lopez saw something in me. He knew I could do something in the sport. So he did everything he could to help me achieve that goal and now here we are. The path is far from over, but he and my MMA Factory team have already changed my life forever. See you all soon in the next chapter,” Gane wrote.

By winning the interim title, Gane qualified to face the lineal champion Francis Ngannou in a duel that will mean the unification of the belts. The confrontation does not have a date set yet. Undefeated in MMA, Cyryl Gane He was hired by Ultimate in 2018 and has won his seven fights in the organization so far.

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