UFC 256 Fighters You Should Know: Featuring Ciryl Gane

Recently the UFC shared out the ‘fighters you should know’ video for today’s UFC 256 card, and not surprisingly, rising heavyweight Ciryl Gane was featured.

Ciryl Gane’s huge opportunity

Gane (6-0) has been booked to face former heavyweight champ, Junior dos Santos today, on account of the impressive start to his UFC run. The 30-year-old French fighter was signed by the UFC after going 3-0 to begin his pro-MMA career, which followed a 7-0 run in kickboxing.

Since then, Gane has subbed Raphael Pessoa and Don’Tale Mayes, and in his last outing, he outscored Tanner Boser for the decision win.

Gane, who is a teammate of top contender, Francis Ngannou, is currently ranked #14 in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Dos Santos, meanwhile, is #7.

So, if Gane can defeat JDS (21-8) today, he very well could jump into the top ten.

Fighters you should know

You can check out the ‘fighters you should know’ video below, which also features featherweight Daniel Pineda and lightweight Rafael Fiziev. The latter is set to battle Renato Moicano, and Pineda will face Cub Swanson.

UFC 256 will take place at the Apex Facility in Las Vegas. Here is the complete line-up (via MMA Mania).

UFC 256 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET)

125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira
155 lbs.: Rafael Fiziev vs. Renato Moicano
185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Kevin Holland
265 lbs.: Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC 256 Prelims Card On ESPN+/ESPN2 (8 p.m. ET)

145 lbs.: Daniel Pineda vs. Cub Swanson
115 lbs.: Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba
145 lbs.: Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker
115 lbs.: Tecia Torres vs. Sam Hughes

UFC 256 Prelims Card On ESPN+ (7:30 p.m. ET):

145 lbs.: Peter Barrett vs. Chase Hooper

*card subject to change