Best bets for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak
This week the UFC returns to Paris, France after an outstanding fight card from Singapore last week where favorites rolled to another big night, realizing a 10-3 result.
Nine athletes on this fight slate are making debuts, or in the case of Rhys McKee debuting in his second stint in the UFC, so there are but a handful of actionable bouts in my judgment. I’ll choose to use the fights populated with debutants as ‘due diligence’ bouts where I collect the data for future consideration.
UFC favorites this year stand 213-104-14 or 64.3%.
Michal Oleksiejczuk +100 did in fact weather a furious first few minutes from his opponent last Saturday before KO’ing the brute in the first round. Michal O pushes profitability for the year back into the black!
Ciryl Gane -160 vs. Serghei Spivak +140
Heavyweight (265 pounds) main event
Gane, ranked number two in the heavyweight rankings, has been impressive since hitting the heavyweight scene in 2019. He ran into Jon Jones this past March and was quickly shown that to compete against the elite in the UFC, a fighter must be complete physically and mentally.
In his evolution, Gane has shown aptitude with his athleticism, skill and stand-up ability. In this bout, we’ll witness how much growth there has been in his ability to defend takedowns, then once down, display an ability to get back up to his feet for this is the fulcrum of this fight!
A fighter with an elite kickboxing base, Gane is a unique specimen for he moves like a middleweight yet possesses the striking power of a heavyweight delivered with precision, speed, ferocity and intent.