Ciryl Gane claps back at Tom Aspinall for ducking claims: ‘Stop tripping’

Ciryl Gane refutes UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s claims that Gane has been ducking him, and different contenders within the division.

Aspinall appeared on Monday’s version of The MMA Hour, the place the rising star made these claims. Shortly thereafter, Gane reacted to Aspinall’s phrases on Twitter, and even acknowledged that he would see Aspinall this fall.

“I by no means, ever say no to any problem or any opponent,” Gane advised Aspinall. “[Curtis] Blaydes was by no means an choice. They stated [Sergei] Pavlovich, I stated sure. Don’t fear, I’ll see you in September. Cease tripping.”

Gane competed twice in 2023, the place he went 1-1. “Bon Gamin” welcomed Jon Jones again to the octagon in the primary occasion of UFC 285 in March 2023 for the vacant heavyweight title, and was shortly submitted within the first spherical.

The 33-year-old bounced again within the win column six months later the place he destroyed Serghei Spivac at UFC Paris by way of second-round TKO. Aspinall occurred to be in attendance for that card as he hoped it could result in a struggle with Gane, nevertheless it by no means materialized, main Aspinall to face Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title at November’s UFC 295 occasion. Aspinall stopped Pavlovich within the first spherical to win the championship.

Aspinall would like to get a rematch with Curtis Blaydes for his first title protection — which may occur this summer time when the UFC returns to the U.Okay. for an anticipated pay-per-view occasion. When requested by Ariel Helwani how he would react ought to the UFC provide him Gane, Aspinall stated he will surely take it, however there are some laborious emotions after he claims Gane turned down fights with him — in addition to Blaydes and Pavlovich.

“He’s dismissed me on a number of events and I’m not the primary man he’s dismissed, I’m not the primary man that he’s ducked,” Aspinall stated. “It’s on the market for individuals to see. The explanation that I obtained the Pavlovich struggle is as a result of Ciryl didn’t need it. So he ducked Pavlovich, he then ducked Curtis Blaydes — Curtis Blaydes has been on report saying that.

“I requested for him years in the past, didn’t need it then. I then requested for him in Paris. They flew me over, we tried to make that struggle, he didn’t need it then. So we’ll see what the UFC [wants] to do.”