Gane is a true nightmare for the HW division. Both for fighters and UFC execs.

[PlasticFishBowl]

1.) He fights extremely safely. He doesn’t get into wars and has excellent defensive skills.

2.) He is technically proficient with few holes and doesn’t fight like a wild man throwing crazy techniques.

3.) He is soft spoken and good mannered. No trash talk and no meme material.

4.) He’s from a country with relatively little care for the sport.

Add it all up and you have the recipe for a heavyweight champ who will reign for several years while generating little hype. He will derail other hype monsters (beginning with Ngannou) by making them look bad en route to outpointing them, and he will refuse to trash talk to generate media attention.

Gane is going to be great. Maybe HW GOAT if he realizes his potential, but the UFC is going to be praying some KO artist catches him.

 

[Jean-MMA]

He said few years ago in french itw that he would like to trash talk but for now (at the moment of the interview) his English is not good enough.
He used to play in underground playground basketball where people were constantly talking shit to each other and he liked it.

Give him some time, he will grow. He began by trolling a little bit Lewis ,he will trash talk but in a funny way, he good guy he will never cross the line insulting family or so though

 

[SuperAlly]

People make too much of the smack talk and fake drama.

If a giant of a man starts beating everyone up and appears invincible, as Gane is starting to create that mystique for himself, especially in the blue ribband weight class, people will tune in.

 

[Gio]

Sounds to me you're describing GSP mix with Lyoto during his undeafeted prime. Idk but those two seemed to be huge draws during that era and the UFC never had problems with it. Just because the UFC entered the diva era these last 5-6 years doesn't mean every fighter should take the same route and be entitled and talk trash so they could be marketable. At the end of the day, it's skills, dominance, and winning that pay the bills. If Gane keeps doing his thing, and handle his career the right way, good things like fame, recognition, huge fan base, and money will come. Guys like GSP already set the standard

 

[Vergilius]

He just obliterated a top 5 opponent in spectacular fashion and still holds his chin straight up in the air at all times. Only good can come of this.

 

[Meathead Jock]

Disagree. The UFC always wins when someone from a country is champ for the first time. Grows the sport there.

The fact it just became legal to host mma events there last year means its ripe for new fans having a champ will help

 

[LHWBelt]

1.) He fights extremely safely. He doesn’t get into wars and has excellent defensive skills.

2.) He is technically proficient with few holes and doesn’t fight like a wild man throwing crazy techniques.

3.) He is soft spoken and good mannered. No trash talk and no meme material.

4.) He’s from a country with relatively little care for the sport.

Add it all up and you have the recipe for a heavyweight champ who will reign for several years while generating little hype. He will derail other hype monsters (beginning with Ngannou) by making them look bad en route to outpointing them, and he will refuse to trash talk to generate media attention.

Gane is going to be great. Maybe HW GOAT if he realizes his potential, but the UFC is going to be praying some KO artist catches him.

Meh if he fights alot and smashes top hws he'll be an easy sell. Let's see what happens with Ngannou and go from there. He's still undefeated too which is a selling point in itself.

 

[chiefwiggum]

Disagree. The UFC always wins when someone from a country is champ for the first time. Grows the sport there.

The fact it just became legal to host mma events there last year means its ripe for new fans having a champ will help

exactly. I view French men as Nancy boys. So when they’re exposed to mma it should be a good thing. even in my boxing. They had carpenter and mormeck and I forget today’s hw boxer then lebanner.

That’s many decades with a couple of good fighters. Lebanner stands above and I don’t even consider him a Frenchman as he’s not a fancy lady or what do the kids say today? A giant pussified frenchman.

I await how bad ass Frenchman were from one dude in the year 1800.

 

[SuperAlly]

exactly. I view French men as Nancy boys. So when they’re exposed to mma it should be a good thing. even in my boxing. They had carpenter and mormeck and I forget today’s hw boxer then lebanner.

That’s many decades with a couple of good fighters. Lebanner stands above and I don’t even consider him a Frenchman as he’s not a fancy lady or what do the kids say today? A giant pussified frenchman.

I await how bad ass Frenchman were from one dude in the year 1800.

chiefwiggum

Name checks out

 

[HatKick]

I disagree. If he keeps winning he will be very popular. He has the body of a Greek statue, a kind face, is a phenomenal athlete, classy and intelligent, strong mental game. He has that mainstream appeal which is rare in HW MMA, just like GSP. Of course he has to keep on winning as he's not gonna trashtalk himself into popularity like Conor or Brock.

Tldr: He could become the HW GSP.

 

[Jean-MMA]

I disagree. If he keeps winning he will be very popular. He has the body of a Greek statue, a kind face, is a phenomenal athlete, classy and intelligent, strong mental game. He has that mainstream appeal which is rare in HW MMA, just like GSP. Of course he has to keep on winning as he's not gonna trashtalk himself into popularity like Conor or Brock.

Tldr: He could become the HW GSP.

He is also very popular in Canada because he made his debut their in TKO and had a good relationship with Canadians

 

[Dionysian]

Goddamn slow the fucking roll. He beat Lewis… HW GOAT? No one said this about Hunt or old JDS when they beat Lewis, despite JDS having 10x the resume.

 

[avenue94]

1.) He fights extremely safely. He doesn’t get into wars and has excellent defensive skills.

2.) He is technically proficient with few holes and doesn’t fight like a wild man throwing crazy techniques.

It's HW, never underestimate the possibility of losing in stupid ways.

3.) He is soft spoken and good mannered. No trash talk and no meme material.

4.) He’s from a country with relatively little care for the sport.

France just legalized mma and WME wants to expand there. Gane isn't going to be another Conor, but he's got potential to be a star and draw decently.

 

[Domitian]

Let's see Gane fight somebody who knows what a takedown is before we crown him GOAT. Him and Francis are really benefitting from the division not having someone like Prime Cain at the top.

 

[Telford90]

Until his English improves he should use the Goldberg method:
1. Look angry 24/7
2. Scream '*insert name....YOU'RE NEXT'
3. Outside of point 2, make no noise outside of snarling.

Guaranteed draw.

 

[Lemmy Caution]

exactly. I view French men as Nancy boys. So when they’re exposed to mma it should be a good thing. even in my boxing. They had carpenter and mormeck and I forget today’s hw boxer then lebanner.

That’s many decades with a couple of good fighters. Lebanner stands above and I don’t even consider him a Frenchman as he’s not a fancy lady or what do the kids say today? A giant pussified frenchman.

I await how bad ass Frenchman were from one dude in the year 1800.

Are you a child?

This comes from a guy who lives in a country where prison sex is a thing. It's not a thing in most of the world.

Where are the badass Americans? The Russians did all the work in the European theater in WWII, while the Americans were fighting German boy soldiers. The Hitlerjugend. The sad irony is that Americans love war, but suck at it. The US was so desperate for a win, Clint Eastwood made a movie celebrating America's "heroic" victory in Grenada.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

3.) No trash talk and no meme material.

The fact that these are required for success in modern-day MMA makes me want to leave the planet.

 

[TR1]

exactly. I view French men as Nancy boys. So when they’re exposed to mma it should be a good thing. even in my boxing. They had carpenter and mormeck and I forget today’s hw boxer then lebanner.

That’s many decades with a couple of good fighters. Lebanner stands above and I don’t even consider him a Frenchman as he’s not a fancy lady or what do the kids say today? A giant pussified frenchman.

I await how bad ass Frenchman were from one dude in the year 1800.

This says more about you than French people.

Pickup a history book one of these days.

 

[chiefwiggum]

This says more about you than French people.

Pickup a history book one of these days.

would I have to go back until 1790? Are you still holding onto those glory years?

 

[RondoPG]

Japan was a powerhouse , the Russians should be grateful they attacked the US instead of them.

Russia beat them in 41 lol