Javier Mendez on Ciryl Gane vs. Francis Ngannou

Ciryl Gane’s recent performance against Derrick Lewis in the Main Event was flawless UFC 265Gane separated the “Black Beasts” and passed TKO at the end of the third round and was crowned as the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.

Ciryl Gane is now likely to face UFC heavyweight champion Francis Nganu in the next game. The head coach of the American Taekwondo Academy Javier Mendes recently revealed his strategy for coaching Garn in the game against Ngannu.

During the question and answer session, Mendes was asked whether he would perform any wrestling in Ciryl Gane’s game or whether he would let the Frenchman stick to his excellent standing.

Although Javier Mendes acknowledged Garn’s amazing acumen, he also wanted to join some wrestling to fight the UFC heavyweight champion. Regarding the hypothetical scenario of coaching Ciryl Gane, Javier Mendez said:

“I will definitely implement a wrestling match in his (Ciryl Gane) excellent standing match. I will not change anything in the standing match. This guy is very happy with what he likes. I will definitely implement some wrestling in that strategy, Because I think this is the smartest route to take with (Francis) Ngannou.”

Although primarily a compelling coach, Javier Mendes is no stranger to wrestling methods. His gym AKA has legends like former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, former UFC champion and Olympian Daniel Cormier, and former UFC lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou are teammates

Ciryl Gane has opened as Favorites against Francis Nganu For their upcoming championship title. Interestingly, both Gane and Ngannou trained at the MMA factory in France and were trained by the same coach Fernand Lopez.

Gane continues to train outside of France, while Ngannou moved to Las Vegas a few years ago and now starts training at Xtreme Couture.although Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou As a partner, “Bon Gamin” will not rely on this experience in their upcoming battles.

Acknowledging the difference between training and combat, Ciryl Gane told reporters at the UFC 265 post-match press conference:

“Training is one thing, but fighting is another. (I) won’t (would) be surprised-everyone knows Francis’s strengths. Everyone knows my strengths. We will wait and see.”