Meet Ciryl Gane, who is a professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai fighter from France. He goes by the name Bon Gamin and lives with his wife and two daughters in Paris.
He fights in the heavyweight division and is 6’5″ tall. Gane started his professional career in Muay Thai in 2016 and quickly became the heavyweight champion of Académie Française de Muay Thaï (AFMT) by knocking out his opponents.
On March 4, 2023, Gane fought Jon Jones for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship title at UFC 285 in Paradise, Nevada, but was ultimately submitted by Jones, bringing Gane’s professional MMA record to 11 wins and 2 losses.
Ciryl Gane Biography
Ciryl Gane is a fighter from France who fights in mixed martial arts and Muay Thai. He is known as “Bon Gamin” or “Good Kid.” He was born on April 12, 1990, in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, and currently lives in Nogent-sur-Marne with his wife and two daughters.
He is a heavyweight fighter, stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs 248 pounds. Gane started his career in Muay Thai in 2014 and became the heavyweight champion of Académie Française de Muay Thaï (AFMT).
He made his debut in mixed martial arts in August 2018 and became the TKO Heavyweight Champion. He signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2019 and has won most of his fights.
Gane became the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion in August 2021, but lost his first professional MMA fight in January 2022. He recently knocked out Tai Tuivasa in September 2022 at “UFC Fight Night 209” in Paris.
Gane competed against Jon Jones for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship title at “UFC 285” in Paradise, Nevada, on March 4, 2023, but unfortunately lost the fight via submission.
Age | Date of Birth
He was born on April 12, 1990, in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, and currently lives in Nogent-sur-Marne with his family. As of 2023, Gane is 33 years old. In 2024, he will be 34 years old.
Nationality | Ethnicity
Ciryl Gane is a French national and his ethnicity is not publicly known. He was born in La Roche-sur-Yon, France on April 12, 1990. His father is from Guadeloupe, which makes him of Guadeloupean descent.
Parents | Family
Gane was born in La Roche-sur-Yon and his father, Romain Gane, was a bus driver and footballer.
Gane played football and basketball when he was young, but later worked in sales at a furniture store through a work-study program in Paris. [1]
Education Background
There is no information about his education, but he graduated from high school. [2] He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Net Worth
As of March 2023, Ciryl Gane’s estimated net worth is around $1.5 million, [3] but some sources say it was around $2 million in 2022. [4]
His main source of income comes from his career as a mixed martial artist in the UFC.
Career
Ciryl Gane is a professional fighter who started his career in Muay Thai and later transitioned to MMA. He won several titles and championships in Muay Thai before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2019.
Since then, he has won several fights and received multiple performance awards. Gane’s first UFC fight was in August 2019, where he won by an arm triangle choke.
He won his next two fights by heel hook and unanimous decision, respectively. However, he had to withdraw from a fight in April 2020 due to an injury.
Gane returned to the octagon in December 2020 and won his fight against Junior dos Santos by technical knockout.
He won his next two fights against Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alexander Volkov by unanimous decision.
In August 2021, Gane fought Derrick Lewis for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship and won via technical knockout.
He then faced Francis Ngannou for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in January 2022 but lost by unanimous decision.
In September 2022, Gane won his fight against Tai Tuivasa by knockout and earned the Fight of the Night award.
However, he lost his most recent fight against Jon Jones for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship in March 2023 via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.
Children | Wife
Gane currently lives in Nogent-sur-Marne, which is a suburb of Paris, with his wife and two daughters. Thank you for reading the full biography and net worth of Gane. You can as well read the full Wikipedia biodata of Jamel McIver Sr.
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