UFC Vegas 30 recap: Ciryl Gane picks up a unanimous decision in event headliner
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane of France ran his record to 9-0-0 with a unanimous decision over Alexander Volkov of Russia at…
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane of France ran his record to 9-0-0 with a unanimous decision over Alexander Volkov of Russia at UFC Vegas 30 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
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UFC Vegas 30 recap
The main event match wasn’t close, with the judges scoring it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46.
Gane unleashed 135 significant strikes to 115 for Volkev (33-9-0). The winner’s total was seventh-most, at the heavyweight level, in UFC hsitory, according to ESPN.
Volkov did display a powerful right hand and some hard leg kicks, to try and counter Gane’s consistent jab and impressive footwork.
“This guy, for me, is one of the best in the division. He’s really tough. It’s the first time a man [hit] me like him,” Gane said afterward. “I’m good. A little dents on my face, but I like that. It’s my job.”
In the heavyweight co-main, Tanner Boser (20-8-1) of Canada defeated Ovince Saint Preux (25-16-0) of the US by TKO at 2:31 of the second round. Boser had 33 significant strikes to nine for Saint Preux.
Bantamweight Timur Valiev (18-2-0, 1 no-contest) of Russia took a decision over Raoni Barcelos (16-2-0) of Brazil.
Welterweight Tim Means (32-12-1, 1 no-contest) of the US and lightweight Renato Moicano (15-4-1) of Brazil also posted victories Saturday night, while the featherweight bout between Americans Andre Fili and Daniel Pineda was declared a no-contest with 46 seconds left in the second round, after an accidental eye-poke by Fili.
–Field Level Media
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