Tom Aspinall Had 1 Issue With Ciryl Gane’s UFC Freedom 250 Win vs Alex Pereira
Summary
Ciryl Gane won the UFC interim heavyweight title by knocking out Alex Pereira at UFC Freedom 250. However, Tom Aspinall, the current UFC heavyweight champion, and some fans said Gane used illegal elbows during the fight that the referee did not stop.Key Facts
- Ciryl Gane defeated Alex Pereira by TKO in the second round to win the interim heavyweight championship.
- Alex Pereira was making his debut as a heavyweight after fighting at light heavyweight.
- Tom Aspinall criticized Gane for using elbows to the back of Pereira’s head, which are against the rules.
- Video shows Gane landing around 8-10 elbows to the back and side of Pereira’s head after knocking him down.
- Referee Herb Dean did not call a foul or stop the fight due to these elbows.
- Aspinall and Gane have a history, having fought before; their match ended in a no contest because of an eye poke by Gane.
- Aspinall has not fought since the eye poke injury.
- A rematch between Aspinall and Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title is expected once Aspinall returns.
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