Didn't say he was going to beat Tom, i do think tom takes him. Just that the fight needs to happen at some point, and would be easy to sell over in western europe. And him getting exposed like that by those guys is proof he's not protected as he was put in there with 2 of the most dominating figures we've seen in the ufc over the last decade. So the idea that his short comings are being protected isn't there. He's just booked against volkov because they're trying to kick the aspinal fight down the road a bit until Jones leaves and stops overshadowing the division by keeping the title tied up through inactivity.
They had already fought. Volkov had a couple of favorable match ups recently but the result is going to be the same.
Last time Gane tried to get the fight Aspinall didnt want it, something along the lines of Gane not interested when he was higher than Aspinall, now Aspinall not interested when he holds a belt. There are more than 1 factor for a fight not being made.
Maybe. First right was a lot closer than people seem to remember and the scorecards would suggest.
Can you prove your point with sources ? @Striker Fox said the same, so it's probably true, but i never saw anything convincing that would prove that gane turned down officialy 5 fights.
Because he doesn't deserve to fight Aspinall. Gane is certainly not a tested MMA fighter. The UFC seems to be intent on signing kickboxers but only match them with kickboxers. Not sure why they don't just start the USKFC. Ultimate Slap Kick Fighting is going to be bigger then Soccer Cricket and Pickleball combined.
