Ciryl Romain Jacky Gane[4][5] (born April 12, 1990)[6] is a French professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter.
A professional fighter since 2014, Gane has also formerly competed for TKO Major League MMA where he was the Heavyweight Champion.
Despite his sporting talent, he decided to work in sales at a furniture store and he joined a work-study program in Paris.
[9] Gane made his professional debut on June 4, 2016, in a AFMT Muay thai heavyweight title fight against Jérémy Jeanne.
[10] After a decision win against Samih Bachar, Gane was scheduled to fight the K-1 veteran Brice Guidon at La Nuit Des Titans.
[11] Gane was scheduled to defend his AFMT title against Jonathan Gengoul at Muay Thai Spirit 5.
[16] He defended the heavyweight championship a month later against Adam Dyczka, winning the fight in the second round via a TKO.
[18] Gane made his promotional debut on August 10, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 against Raphael Pessoa.
[26] Subsequently, the pairing was cancelled a second time and scrapped from this event in mid-June as Abdurakhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.
In turn, Gane was expected to face Sergei Pavlovich on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174.
[30] The bout fell through once again as Abdurakhimov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons on September 28, 2020, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Ante Delija.
[31] On October 14, 2020, it was announced that the bout was cancelled due to Delija's contractual problems with his previous deal with the PFL.
[51] Gane was scheduled to face former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov in a rematch on October 26, 2024 at UFC 308.