Former contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship (up to 120 kg) title, Frenchman Cyril Gan, defeated Moldovan representative Sergey Spivak at the UFC Fight Night 226 tournament.
The fight between Gan and Spivak made the headlines of the tournament. The French fighter won by technical knockout in the second round of the fight.
For the French, this fight was the first since March 2023. He then lost the vacant title fight at the UFC 286 tournament ahead of schedule against American Jon Jones, who returned after a three-year hiatus. Spivak didn’t enter the octagon for another month: He spent his last fight at the UFC 218 tournament, defeating former championship contender American Derrick Lewis using a rear-naked choke in the first round.
Ghana has 11 wins and 2 losses in their career. Gan made his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 10, 2019. Spivak had 19 fights and lost only three of them. The Moldovan representative made his UFC debut at the UFC Fight Night 151 tournament on May 4, 2019.
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