If by spineless you mean the only one who has the spine to say what actually occurred in the fight instead of what Joe Rogan and DC were saying sure.
Ciryl Gane turned Francis Ngannou into a wrestler and outwrestled him when the fight was on the line in the fifth round. Gane lost the fight because he gave the fight away dropping down for that sub attempt he could have L&Ped his way to victory as Ngannou did.
Also, I am not an Ngannou hater, just not a fan of how he has handled himself. He took out his frustration over his tumultuous relationship with the UFC on Gane in the lead-up to the fight.