A fighter is only as strong as the weakest link in his skill set. It was a hard lesson to learn for Cyril Gane during his unsuccessful bid for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. You see it in every sport. Football teams will march down the field by throwing at the weakest cornerback, baseball teams will intentionally walk the batter preceding a struggling hitter, and NBA teams will switch their stars onto the softest defender. The name of the game is always to attack your greatest weakness.
There will be one question on everybody’s mind when Gane makes the walk to the Octagon this Saturday. Has his grappling improved enough to allow him to compete at the highest level?
Gane is the clear favorite at -175 odds at BetMGM, while Spivac is +145 to pull off the upset. Gane will have over 15,000 fans behind him at the Accor Arena in his hometown of Paris. Can Spivac silence the crowd by keeping the heavyweight on his back?When Jon Jones stood face-to-face with Francis Nngannou at a PFL event over the summer, the UFC heavyweight champion warned Ngannou that grappling isn’t something you just learn in a fight camp.
Here’s the thing about mixed martial arts. Every fight starts standing. The onus is on Spivac to get it to the mat. Gane doesn’t move like your typical heavyweight. He will hold the athletic advantages, use his front-kicks to create space and punish his opponent while on the feet.
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