Ciryl Gane attributed his lackluster performance at UFC 310 to a foot injury sustained in the first round, which included injured toes and two metatarsals, despite securing a contentious split decision win over Alexander Volkov.
Ciryl Gane had a reason for his lackluster showing at UFC 310. He scraped by with a split decision win over Alexander Volkov, leaning on wrestling—a stark shift from his usual striking style. During the post-fight chat with Joe Rogan, Gane admitted he wasn’t thrilled with his performance. Oh, and he injured his toes in round one.
Come Monday, Gane took to social media, sharing X-rays of his foot injury. Ouch! Those images painted quite the picture.
But wait, there’s more! On Instagram Stories, Gane mentioned it wasn’t just a toe issue; two metatarsals were out of commission too. He marked them in the screenshot for clarity. His foot? Pretty much useless after that.
The fight’s scoring stirred quite the debate. Two judges gave Volkov the nod for the first two rounds. Meanwhile, MMA Fighting scored it 30-27 for Volkov, and nearly all media scores on MMA Decisions agreed.
Despite the scoring drama, Gane officially moved to 2-0 against Volkov. His UFC record now stands at 10-2. Not too shabby, right?