Junior Cigano predicts winner between Alex Poatan and Ciryl Gane at UFC Casa Branca.

Alex Poatán Entering the octagon. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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Junior Gypsy drew the result of the duel between Alex Poatán e Cyryl Gane No. UFC White HouseOn June 14th, he expressed complete confidence in a victory for the Brazilian. The former Ultimate heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg) believes that the São Paulo native will have immediate success in the heavyweight division and may even knock out the Frenchman in his debut in the category.

In an interview with journalist Ariel Helwani, Cigano was asked how he believes Poatan will perform in the heavyweight division against larger and physically stronger opponents. In his response, the veteran highlighted the Paulista's aggressive style and praised the constant pressure applied by the former middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) and light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) champion.

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"My God... I think he's going to do very well. In fact, I think he's going to do very, very well. Especially in this debut against Gane. I think it's an excellent fight for him, mainly because of his style."

Alex is always pressuring his opponents, taking up space inside the cage. Of course, Gane is very fast, very skilled, but the way Alex fights is by constantly putting pressure on him, waiting for the right moment to connect with those heavy hands.

And that's exactly what I believe will happen in this fight. At some point, he's going to knock Gane out in his heavyweight debut,” Cigano stated.

Junior dos Santos believes Alex Pereira will knock out Cyryl Gane at the White House:

"I think he's gonna do very well, actually — especially in this debut against Gane. I think it's a great fight for him because of his style.

At some point, he's gonna knock Gane out in his… pic.twitter.com/sfKXNruhEx

- Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 13, 2026

Subsequently, the veteran also highlighted the magnitude of what Poatan could achieve if the Brazilian confirms winning the interim belt in the new division.

"And there's also the possibility, for the first time in history, of having a champion in three different categories. That would be incredible," he added.

Junior Cigano's next fight

Gypsy promotes event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/JuniordosSantosCigano

Junior Gypsy He already has a date set to return to the cage. The former UFC heavyweight champion faces Robelis Despaigne at the MVP event: Rousey vs. Carano, scheduled for Saturday (16), in Los Angeles (USA).

The fight marks another chapter in Cigano's journey outside the UFC and could bring the Brazilian closer to a possible rematch against... Francis Ngannou in the future. Expectations surrounding the fight increased after Cigano himself admitted, in an interview with journalist Ariel HelwaniHe said that a rematch against the Cameroonian would be one of the fights he would most like to have before the end of his career.

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