Werdum names his favorite in Ngannou-Gane fight

Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum shared his thoughts on the fight between the current belt holder Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane on Feb 22 at UFC 270.

“This is a great fight as they trained together before. There is a video of one of the sparring sessions on the Internet, and Gane looked preferable in it.

"Obviously Ngannou is very good and very strong. I don't consider him a versatile fighter, but he owns the title, so it's hard to criticize him. Francis lacks ground skills, but perhaps Gane has a problem with that too. We rarely see them on the ground, so their fight can go completely in a standing position.

"It will be a great fight, and I will put it on Gane. Ciryl has a high fighting IQ, is cold-blooded and has excellent distance control. I do not think that he will knock out Ngannou, but I am inclined to believe that he will win by decision," said the Brazilian.