The Biggest Waste of Talent in UFC History

[@King_JappyJoe]

As much as Gane is wasting talent now, nobody is a bigger waste of talent than Khamzat Chimaev.

[@jarmaljean-charles2850]

part of that is because of his health but 100% agee

[@Guru-ue2yp]

And nobody is a bigger waste of space and air than you

[@talentlessgamer]

​@@jarmaljean-charles2850and visa

[@koosp.2270]

How so? I'm new here

[@yourbarber6732]

@@jarmaljean-charles2850Even with health in consideration there’s been so many guys who have gone out and fought with similar or worse odds. Fighters continuing to push through injury gain respect win or lose and Khamzat still has yet to take that big of a risk. The more it happens the worse it looks on him

[@LUAN_JAGUAR]

Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane would be a helluva match

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

Alex would starch the french dancer

[@superstar_h_gamer5211]

​@@supersaiyansoldier1977You're underestimating him alot there dude.

[@ZayXVII]

pereira destroys him, LHW striking is so superior to HW striking it’s insane. alex is beating people like adesanya, blahowich, jiri, and hill while gane is beating blobs like tuivasa and lewis. it won’t even be close

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Alex wins. They're both good kickboxers, but Gane has pillow fists, whereas when Alex lands, that's it. Same reason Tom beats Gane on the feet. Power and chin advantage. Gane can't hurt Tom or Alex, whereas if they touch him, he goes to sleep.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Alex wins. They're both good kickboxers, but Gane has pillow fists, whereas when Alex lands, that's it. Same reason Tom beats Gane on the feet. Power and chin advantage. Gane can't hurt Tom or Alex, whereas if they touch him, he goes to sleep.

[@alexm264]

“Why would Ciryl Gane want to make tons of money with movies while also not getting beat up for a living?” I dont know man, that’s a head scratcher

[@John11-]

I was also confused when he said that 🤣. I’m like surely you would want to make a movie for money instead of getting beat up

[@UniverseGamerLumi]

I can’t think of any reason he might want to make a fuckload in front of a camera and set, maybe someone else could clear this up?

[@balthasargerard7246]

if you think hes making a ton of money youre a clown, no one will ever see his shitty movie

[@chingatu6644]

tons of money lmao the dude is barely even known outside of the UFC, he aint making that much money on a movie haha

[@beejj6190]

Effectively, Gane is an fighting athlete not a true fighter - there's a difference.

[@vedantpatel2131]

To be fair, I’d also be making movies rather than getting punched to make money

[@allahalkareem8055]

Bruh

[@PughMMA]

He was recruited by professional soccer teams, played semi-pro basketball, was interim champ in the UFC, and is now a successful actor. The dude is living the dream as far as I’m concerned. Let him live life. Why would he want to be active?

[@ankitchapagain811]

Good for him, after that fight with jones nobody wants to see him, not me at least

[@MartialArtsNk]

He was a Muay Thai world champ at heavyweight... Whatever that even means, and yeah he's athletically very talented but as a fighter he's one of the most overrated HWs in history.

[@hulkman245]

​@@ankitchapagain811 Casual

[@hulkman245]

​@@MartialArtsNk no he isn't😂

[@joeswanson5486]

@@ankitchapagain811why don’t you want to see him fight? Him vs Volkov is a good fight especially if he wins then we’d get to see him vs aspinal.

[@justnickperiod4658]

Fighting is a last resort for most people. It's dumb to think someone would want to fight instead of take a movie role for the same amount of money if not more and not get punched in the face.

[@Notpoop906]

lol you think he would have gotten that role without fighting? No. He wouldn't. So your point is invalid. Everything he has comes from fighting.

[@MakeFood-sc4of]

​@@Notpoop906 who said he would've? That's not the point, the point is that fighting is ganes last resort for only building his brand so he can get more movie deals, he rarely fights anyways so clearly he doesn't need to fight alot to get things moving, one fight or two fights is enough for the year. since he gets payed movie deals he doesn't have to sacrifice so much head trauma unless he needs that extra income, sure he had to build rep in the fighting world so he could get extra income doing movies, but its helping him stay away from ufc as much as he can, most fighters have no choice but to do these fights so they can pay the bills, good income from acting is better then brain trauma dumb ass, gane doing a few fights a year is besides the point

[@Rub.904]

⁠@@Notpoop906so he keeps fighting even when he is in a better position than before

[@megamanxhunter]

4:34 That's not true. Francis Ngannou injured his knee during the training camp for the fight against Cyril. He didn't fight because for 10 months he was in contract dispute with the ufc brass, who buried him while promoting the interim title between Cyril Gane and Derrick Lewis.

[@double383]

he was still on a layoff doesnt matter why

[@MrBrockHeinz]

Yeah, he still fought with a completely effed knee anyway, so the knee wasn't a factor in delaying the fight.

[@megamanxhunter]

@@double383 Yes, but still what TJ said in his video was wrong.

[@MartialArtsNk]

Ngannou injured his knee 27 days before the Gane fight.

[@chiquita683]

Francis isnt considered a champ because he should have been stripped

[@CityLover117]

I mean, he’s apparently accumulating roles in French film. He doesn’t owe us anything. If he wants to do film he’s not wasting his talent

[@stevegomez232]

Mmm I disagree. He can do whatever he wants. He wont be able to fight forever so I don’t blame him for securing more money and opportunities for himself after fighting.

[@jacquescheminade9672]

As a French, I know a little more than non french-speakers about Gane's carreer, since all the informations come from his interview or his streams. I want to clear the rumors and the misinformation about the film: its more ufc's fault than Gane. The contract was done one year before the shooting, and Gane did all he could to fight before; yet, UFC did not proposed him any fights until the month were the shootings has been done. Gane and his managers did all they could to fight, but Netflix and UFC couldn't agree, and there is too much money involved in the movie. Yet, I think there's still a problem with Gane; even though his teammates say he trains everyday, I think he's not hungry. The Jones loss hurt him a lot, and he probably knows that he could not pass Aspinall due to his poor ground game. One last word: I shall mention his headcoach and manager, Fernand Lopez: this guy is a shark and arguably sets up boundaries to Gane's training. His environnment doesn't help him.

[@jacquescheminade9672]

And btw, he didn't "ducked Pavlovich": it's actually quite the opposite. Its a very good matchup for Gane, a tremendously bad for Pavlovich.

[@beejj6190]

Effectively, Gane is an fighting athlete not a figher - there's a difference.

[@jacquescheminade9672]

@@beejj6190 Everybody is a fighting athlete, stop believing in myths corroborated by UFC's marketing department

[@beejj6190]

@@jacquescheminade9672 - Don't confuse yourself with you lack of fkin intelligence. The guy is more athlete than true fighter. That can't see that fact slapping you around your face is your problem.

[@iggybrando3636]

Gane is half coward since he is half frech

[@recluse.4331]

Ciryl has been fighting apex blobs coming off the conveyer belt and filming paw patrol while the division has had the top 5 change completely

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

It’s not his fault the top 5 changed. Hes about to fight volkov again who’s ranked 3 and just beat Pavlovich. He fought Francis and Jones. He’s fighting who they put in front of him.

[@joeswanson5486]

What? You know he’s booked for 308 right😂

[@houssedecouette4056]

heavyweight is only blobs except for few

[@IntentChief]

If Gane just held the position on Francis in the 5th he would have been champion

[@sleepedge8257]

Yeah alot of people forget how close that fight was and only remember Francis out wrestling Gane at the end.

[@caedic4323]

Yeah ngannou couldn’t hit him and it kinda insane to watch him bob and weave the way he did

[@craigkemery]

It wasn’t close. The judge who called it 49-46 for Ngannou was correct.

[@kaylabradshaw5972]

and if my sister had wheels, she'd be a bike.

[@terrellewilliams2188]

@@craigkemery this is insane 3-2 in favor of Ngannou because he did nothing the first 2 rounds the only reason I give Ngannou rd 5 is Because he controlled Gane all round

[@ponternal]

MMA is only his hobby his main career is E-Sports

[@allahalkareem8055]

What are your hobbies @ponternal

[@redmarine2717]

@@allahalkareem8055 doing your sister

[@allahalkareem8055]

@@redmarine2717 I am a only child

[@IKI11I]

Crazy to think Tuivasa was rank 3 at one point 😂

[@markduncanspencerjr.]

where’s the belal vid?????

[@F.A_Reactz]

Stop the hate already he's a champ goof

[@basedack]

I remember the name even if TJ ignored him.

[@Braxnond]

belal fans are a different breed to human lmao no one cares about his boring ass

[@Braxnond]

he's boring to watch fight, no one wants to watch a video about him but his 7 fans

[@TheCommentor-]

Belal “forgot the vid” Muhammad

[@cgi812]

Unless its an undeserved title fight he does not want to fight and is lying about moives thank god dana white came to his senses and made him fight

[@madgavin7568]

Thing is its a rematch against Volkov, and not against someone who can challenge his weakest area like Almeida or Blaydes. Volkov is a stylistically favourable match-up for Gane, because he's too slow to threaten him with wrestling and catch him on the feet.

[@biodidu25]

Never lied about movies. Fact is, we have footage of filming and everyone knows it in France. It was going on since the start of the year.

[@jamesthompson8084]

Definitely not the biggest waste of talent

[@gersonencarnacion3744]

Yeah he could have at least said the most wasted talent at heavyweight in UFC history.

[@PeterPopsoff]

"His hometown of France" uhm excuse me what?

[@stevecrosbie2049]

What country is France in?

[@igotktfobyafoot-stomper3979]

@@stevecrosbie2049europe i think

[@Yaiden050]

Every American knows they speak European overthere in France the city of love 😂

[@yeahbuddy300lbs]

@@stevecrosbie2049Africa

[@twalker5943]

5:53

[@spacecadet_01]

4:06 ngannou and gane looks like they had a child together

[@markasmtsoo402]

Tom aspinall is what we thought Cyril gane was gonna be

[@mikeiso8963]

@1:21 what are we doing.... Ciryl clearly had some massive holes in his game he needed to take time to work on and take care of in the grappling department. If he comes back and shows no anti wrestling improvement and grappling defense then sure but it seems a little early to condemn the time off. Or who knows maybe you just needed to get a video out and it was slow news day.

[@BrendanMichalski-x8w]

You do a great job narrating these videos bro !

[@Sui_Generis0]

Some people don't care as much for UFC and that's okay

[@ascendantindigo271]

That Jones image is a little "outdated" it'n it ? I seen him recently, looking like Thor in End Game....

[@steviet9452]

Honourable mention to Chandler for sitting on the sidelines for 2+ years waiting for that mcgregor fight which aint happening meanwhile the diamonds fought 3 times 🤔

[@yeahbuddy300lbs]

And got one KO loss and one sub loss lol

[@thecrimsonfuckr9959]

​@@yeahbuddy300lbs Still more active than Chandler, and Chandler's last L was from Dustin Himself

[@yeahbuddy300lbs]

@elizawaters1198 what about that BURTAL headkick knockout?

[@brayanm04]

We need to see Aspinal v Gane

[@lowang7255]

To be fair he's a huge celebrity in France so kinda makes sense

[@islambotlan1054]

Nobody gives af about gane here

[@pooroldman5089]

Hes just repeating what mma guru said​@@islambotlan1054

[@JPsL4DD3R]

@@islambotlan1054I thought dude was becoming a French movie star?

[@islambotlan1054]

@@JPsL4DD3R an actor,not a star. French films are not good as you think. Not all obv but most of them are shit

[@AB-fr2ei]

​@@islambotlan1054 they do Stop lying Its him, St denis, doumbe and baki

[@klimero271]

Cyril is an athlete not a fighter

[@selig7]

Just checked. He’s 14-0 in Muay Thai, and 14-2 in mma. Seems like a fighter to me sir.

[@madgavin7568]

@@selig7 No dawg in him or killer instinct to be the best in the world.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

He is literally fighting some of the best guys in the world, he’s a fighter lmao.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

@@madgavin7568that’s your opinion but by definition, going in there against the best in the world and fighting them makes him a fighter lmao.

[@houssedecouette4056]

@@madgavin7568 Man I cringed so hard reading that , life isn't an anime kid , grow up

[@alaasoufiani6471]

Thanks for the MRI scan. We needed to see if the dog was in fact in 'em.

[@valvevac-systemchecker3773]

Honestly, still one of my fav fighters, but man it sucks seeing him be so inactive and have that overt hole in his ground game, back when he just joined the UFC he showed to be imo wellrounded and likewise be one of the most technically gifted striker we have ever seen at heavyweight history

[@MultiFreakface]

I wouldnt say the biggest waste of talent, considering the extenuating factors, but Zabit is the biggest loss of potential talent ever in the UFC.

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

Zabit was pillowfisted and lost every 3rd round he foight against moderately skilled competition. Volkanovksi and holloway beat him 99/100 times

[@joybhowmick7970]

He is making more money than he would have fighting his whole life. He doesn't seem to be too serious about fighting. It sucks as an MMA fan, but the man is winning in life. I am happy for him.

[@Bezatinio]

Do a video about Khabib vs Ferguson failed fights

[@ggthewhale]

Regardless, it would be interesting to see Gane v Pavlovich and Gane v Aspinall (as an Aspinall title defense) sometime in the future

[@Bandyk94]

Why he rather wants to make films then fighting ? Because getting punched in the face or choked fucking hurts.

[@rugerREL07]

Gane a super talent not a competitor

[@SirDerp909]

The man admittedly doesn't train for MMA, unless he's got a fight coming on. He's a part-time fighter. Nowadays, there are such things. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@OkOk-vj9db]

Sad. He had so much hype awhile ago.

[@UKRmusiclyrics]

So when fighter says I am just not interested we will say he doesn’t have that dog in him, yeah ok let’s put it like this

[@cherryb0ng]

I was wondering why I couldn't find any food in the pantry.

[@jamesholyfield3304]

Hearing this reminded me , that yeah everytime there a big new fast and strong fighter we do this with Jon jones . Cause an early Ciryl sounds just like Tom in build up

[@zanderrose]

The UFC always gives favorable treatment to fighters from regions where the UFC hasn’t penetrated the market yet. France is one of those regions right now which is why Ciryl keeps getting title shots. If he beats Volkov they’ll probably give him another (either against the winner of Jones vs Aspinall if that ever actually happens, or against Aspinall for the vacant belt if Jones retires after Stipe).

[@jalal6649]

ciryl doesnt like to fight, he's good at it but he doent love the sport

[@mathmusicstructure]

The temptations and opportunities that arise when you're at Gane's level can be very distracting. I'm surprised more people at that level don't slow down to enjoy what they have.

[@Timeticked81]

Jones should be stripped of the belt, but we all know Uncle dana will never let that happen.

[@O.R.O.B.O.R.O.S]

Looks like we got Mr funnyman in the building.

[@publicenemy1238]

Allot of people go to the ufc and hang on to that as an accomplishment without being an active fighter

[@samart333]

I mean the guy took up combat sports at the age of 22 and went on a crazy run in a very short space of time. But as Curtis Bleydes says, you can't learn wrestling that late, it's the most complex sport in the world. It's a talent discovered too late to be great tbh. Aspinall will submit him.

[@takingyourtopknot4311]

I agree...Gane is an actor and has a future in movies now. He doesn't need the money. He's a French folk hero. The trill is Gane and so is Ciryl.

[@AB-fr2ei]

He said it himself all the time, that he doesnt care that much about fighting/combat, he just joined combat sports (Muay Thai then MMA) because he was for him a way of making money

[@phil_matic]

I always saw Ngannou’s win over Gane as a fluke. Ngannou didn’t plan on wrestling. It just positioned itself to him, and when the takedown happened, Francis realized he was strong enough to keep Gane down so he repeated the process.

[@mernky3562]

The money probably just isn't there in the UFC for him. He has other prospects that are objectively safer and making him a lot more money. Id argue he won. Used the UFC to build a name and doesn't have to put his brain or body on the line.

[@senatorarmstrong2100]

Exactly, who tf wants to ger punched in the face for peanuts. Dana only pays them 8 percent of the revenue

[@Notpoop906]

he traded his UFC career for a role in Paw Patrol lmfao.

[@michaelagueci3940]

Just a video idea you should find out mathematically with your coding background how many eye pokes in a fight should be a point using data like how many people who got eye poked ended up winning the fight after vs how much it actually effects the fighters type beat

[@Disconnect350]

Ciryl Gane? biggest waste of talent ever? sounds like someone started watching MMA around 2018.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

He is one of them. Dudes a highly technical striker at heavyweight which is very rare. He started training late and still became a great fighter. By his own admission he didn’t work on his wrestling out of camp. The guy was so talented he could get away with stuff very few people could. If he was truly committed the guy could be a world champ

[@fdc__8009]

Yea I don’t agree with this take at all. He’s fought for multiple championships, dominated multiple contenders, and will probably be fighting for the title again soon. Hard to say that’s a ‘waste of talent’

[@Tr4dez]

Zabit comes to mind fr

[@damnridge]

CTE over hollywood money, yeah bro idk about that one 😂😂

[@elgringolobo97]

Who else couldn't help but read the thumbnail title with a Wisconsin accent? 😂

[@hulkman245]

Bro is just doing it for fun and living his best life

[@fluffywuffyable]

in regards to jon when did we start calling an injury inactivity

[@lucas6909]

Every forgot about Zabit real quick

[@xXxTERDMUFFINxXx]

He’s living the life, of course he don’t want to fight, its a shit career when you have options as good as being a movie star.

[@nahhboiisc1499]

the cereal is gone 😞

[@RickyCigarillo]

Cyril seems to be making money outside of MMA, good for him.

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

Why cant the ufc compete with movies, other sports and even organizations when it comes to pay?

[@joeswanson5486]

They don’t bring in near as much. But at the same time half of nba revenue goes to players and ufc only 10%

[@Imhim247]

I was going to eat breakfast. But the Ciryl Gane😅😂😂😂

[@N4PKINZ]

So my mom really wasn’t lying when she said the ciryl was gane

[@yeahbuddy300lbs]

He is the biggest waste of talent. 6’6 250lbs shredded, athletic as hell, moves like a lightweight (a very talented one), and so smooth and effective with his striking. He just doesn’t care though. He’s very clear about that in his interviews. He made some money, seems to be okay with it

[@joeswanson5486]

Muay Thai champ, interim ufc champ. Great career he should retire

[@Braziliansyrah]

Man, can you talk about the fake allegations against Khelif? Suddenly, it seems like boxing federations are a strong source to attack an athlete and smear their reputation.

[@OkOk-vj9db]

This is sad. Ciryl is talented and he had so much potential. He could’ve maybe even been the champ, but after that Jon Jones performance and with Aspinall on the rise, I just don’t see it happening.

[@simpleyboy0831]

Gane fights once a year at this point. He didn’t even fight in his home town, think of how stacked the France card would’ve been if he fought in France. Gane doesn’t have the fire anymore

[@reda4lif3]

" you cam for maney i cam for legacy " khabib.

[@luliu4572]

I'm not a Jon Jones fan. But he was absolutely right about Cyril when he said that he wasn't going to lose to someone "who doesn't know if he's [Cyril] going to be here." And he was right. Cyril isn't going to be here.

[@zsac18]

Cyril is the modern day Bobb Sapp. Impressive physique. Not much else fight wise

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

He’s got great footwork, timing, very good Muay Thai especially at heavyweight. Hes nothing like bob sapp lmao. Sapp was just a big dude who threw sloppy and relied on size. Games a very skilled striker with great in and out footwork and good set ups/reads. What sport are you watching lmao

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

Bob sapp KO round 1

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

@@letmegetuhhh3959 His footwork is awful dude. Linear retreat got him clocked against the cage by tuivasa of all people. Don't try the "lucky punch" thing tuivasa had him timed.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

@@leebinpoggersmomento6101 if his footwork is awful, who at heavyweight has had better or equal footwork? He got caught once by tai going backwards that don’t mean his footwork isn’t good. How many HWs can switch stances, change angles, float in and out ect. He fights with his hands down and relaxed. To do that you need to understand footwork, distance and angles. What gym do you train at where the HWs are moving like that?

[@leebinpoggersmomento6101]

@@letmegetuhhh3959 His stance switches are irrelevant, his angles have no fundamental backing and his floating in and out meant he linearly retreated against tuivasa with his back to the cage and got clocked clean on the jaw. Pavlovich if he's not gun shy, Miocic if he isn't washed, Jones, Aspinall and Blaydes if he doesn't run into a knee or something, all beat him in under a round.

[@alexenache6942]

Gane thinks he's entitled to title shots without fighting anyone below him, that's a real sense of entitlement, Tom,Sergei they went through the whole division to get where they are Volkov too now, it will be interesting to watch Volkov vs Gane.

[@nazeemfonemgaddafi]

Calling a heavyweight champion a waste of talent is laughable

[@conormcgregorwasnevermyfri1984]

He choked out salsa boy? Lmao

[@listerineclean9258]

I know it'll never happen or atleast it's very unlikely but i would much rather see ngannou vs Aspinall than jones vs Aspinall

[@Smashingbonejuices]

He reslised with jon and francias that he won't beat top wrestlers. Making as much money out of the stardom isn't a bad thing. He's no connor mcgregor but a huge star in france, where he can speak his languge, I don't blame him

[@SHINOBIStreetNinja]

The Heavyweight division is the biggest waste of talent

[@DGuti95]

Is this a re-upload? 😅😂

[@stephenreid6686]

The UFC was icing Francis due to contract issues he was not injured until the Gane fight preparations.

[@InterestingLilCharacter]

Yes, any normal person would rather shoot a movie than get punched in the face. So then why not just retire? If he can shoot movies, make videos, and make money doing anything else, why not retire? Why fight volkov? Turning down a title fight is crazy, and it doesn't make sense in any way other than Gane being scared. He is an athlete, not a warrior.

[@itsgav2334]

Nah I disagree. Ciryl DEFINITELY has that dog in him and he proved it in the Tai Tuivasa fight. Ciryl just makes really stupid career choices

[@ForwardPressure]

Gane has barely been training martial arts for 10 years. His age, lack of damage at heavyweight make this far too premature.

[@RayOliverMMA]

My god dam teacher fought this dude. Lost my rnc i think😂

[@realzhella6817]

I think he needs to leave fernand Lopez first

[@vedergamer75]

But Gane is fighting though , and a tough opponent

[@Kd2A34]

As a french, Ciryl Gane knows himself that he overachieved. And that is good enough for him. He became known in France and have some side business now. The UFC is just to give him some light and relevancy. But going straight to the title was an excuse not to fight and to duck as many contenders he could before being in the need to fight.

[@beaualoevv]

dukcing who? he fought contenders and then champions 2x. just because he didn’t want tom since he was unranked and unknown back then isn’t called ducking

[@Kd2A34]

@@beaualoevv Tom wasn't unknown. He was a high risk low reward profile. And there was a like London/Paris Rivalry after the cards in those cities. Like said in the videos, he refused the interim fight against Aspinall and Pavlovich. Gane is strong but doesn't hit hard. And the Jones fight hit his credibility hard. Maybe he didn't realize it at this time.

[@letmegetuhhh3959]

@@Kd2A34he turned down the fights because of the acting obligations and scheduling. Yall just assume the worst lmao

[@PaulRamen]

He wasn't teammates with Francis. Francis had mostly left MMA factory when Ciryl joined

[@markmcbroom2404]

36 at heavyweight I wouldn't call that wayyyy past his prime

[@taha-ks3gj]

Ganes story is him trying and failing to be the main character and now hes given up

[@luizconstantdaher6081]

dude, he's still 34! that's young for heavyweight, chill out...

[@tbs4ever64420]

I mean if he doesn't care and UFC still keeps him on, he'll probably get another title shot I.E. Colby. Less protentional for CTE, his making money doing movies I guess?

[@Timeticked81]

Chandler has to get in the octagon. That is a real waste of talent.

[@emcc5444]

You have zero valid excuses to not cover belal M anymore dude

[@artchatkoo9156]

“Cereal”

[@thestoik5440]

Heavyweight division has always been overrated…as are the heavyweight fighters.

[@joeswanson5486]

Weird. In boxing it’s mostly about the heavyweights and in mma it’s abt bantamweights to lightweights.

[@toby099]

Gane has ruined his reputation with his ducking and taking on goofy acting roles. Guy forgot he’s a fighter first and foremost

[@ditik2795]

"Hometown of France"

[@blackstar567]

Seeing an overweight KZbinr say Gane doesn't have that dog in him is hysterical 😂🎉