A heavyweight rematch between Ciryl Gane
and Alexander
Volkov is in the works for UFC
308.
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Multiple outlets confirmed the pairing following an initial report
Ag.Fight. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the
bout, but contracts have yet to be signed. UFC 308 takes place on
Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Gane and Volkov initially squared off in the main event of UFC
Fight Night 190 in June 2021, with the Frenchman winning a
five-round unanimous decision.
A former interim heavyweight king, Gane has twice come up short in
bids for the undisputed belt, falling to Francis
Ngannou via unanimous decision at UFC 270 and to Jon Jones via
first-round submission at UFC 285. “Bon Gamin” rebounded from the
loss to Jones by scoring a second-round TKO triumph against
Sergey
Spivak at UFC Fight Night 226 this past September.
A former Bellator
MMA and M-1 Global
champion, Volkov has yet to challenge for UFC gold since joining
the promotion in 2016. The 35-year-old Russian has won his last
four outings, including a three-round verdict over former training
partner Sergei
Pavlovich at
UFC on ABC 6 on June 22.