“Made ducking Almeida an Olympic sport” – UFC star Ciryl Gane’s special appearance at Paris Olympics has fans trolling heavyweight

Video of UFC heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane at the 2024 Paris Olympics as the honorary torchbearer makes its way to social media.

“Made ducking Almeida an Olympic sport” – UFC star Ciryl Gane’s special appearance at Paris Olympics has fans trolling heavyweight

Ciryl Gane at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Image via Imago/X)

Ciryl Gane seems to be a major figure in France. The former UFC interim heavyweight champion has not fought since his victory over Serghei Spivac in Paris. However, the Frenchman did recently make his grand appearance at the ongoing Paris Olympics. This was right after his upcoming matchup with #3 heavyweight Alexander Volkov was declared.

Social media and world television caught Ciryl Gane making a public appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The French UFC star has been actively promoting the event for a while now. He was named an honorary torchbearer for the games which is a significant honor for the 34-year-old fighter.

Last year, Gane took on Jon Jones for the vacant heavyweight title championship. The Frenchman lasted two minutes before being submitted by the former light-heavyweight champion via guillotine choke at UFC 285. Now Gane is ready for a comeback with his upcoming showdown at UFC 308.

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Gane will take on Alexander Volkov this October in Abu Dhabi. This fight will be a rematch of their previous encounter in 2021 where Gane walked away with the win via unanimous decision. Now, the number two and number three ranked heavyweights are ready to clash heads again and it will be interesting to see what goes down in the octagon this October.

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Netizens react to Ciryl Gane’s entry in the 2024 Paris Olympics

The video of Ciryl Gane at the 2024 Paris Olympics caught the attention of fans on social media. People went to the comment section to share their thoughts and opinions on the UFC fighter’s entry into the Olympics. Here are some of the reactions from X:

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Ciryl Gane (Image via Imago)

People had some interesting reactions to Ciryl Gane’s presence at the Paris Olympics. Some fans applauded the Frenchman’s presence at the prestigious event. Others trolled him for skipping tough contenders in the UFC and exploring other ventures instead of fighting. One user wrote Gane would take home the gold medal for “fighting slow ob*se” heavyweights instead of contenders on his level.

Another user wrote that Ciryl Gane was enjoying a star power he did not deserve, especially after his fight against Francis Ngannou. Regardless, the Frenchman is still #2 on the UFC’s heavyweight rankings. It will be interesting to see what Gane does in his upcoming fights, with potentially making his way for the heavyweight title.

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