Chael Sonnen questions Ciryl Gane's commitment and his favoritism against Alexander Volkov

Chael Sonnen in video on YouTube. Photo: Reproduction/Youtube

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Cyryl Gane e Alexander Volkov face each other this Saturday (7), at UFC 310, in a clash that could define the next challenger for the heavyweight belt (up to 120 kg). Although Volkov is in great form, with four consecutive victories, the Frenchman is considered the favorite by the main bookmakers. However, the former fighter and current commentator Chael Sonnen disagrees with this analysis.

On his YouTube channel, Sonnen questioned Gane's favoritism. Gane's former rival Anderson Silva criticized the Frenchman for prioritizing his acting career over competing regularly and stressed that this choice could negatively affect his performance in the octagon.

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“Ciryl is a huge favorite. I honestly don’t know why. I don’t want to be negative about Ciryl, but I will say this: You don’t get better at this sport without doing it, and Ciryl passed up great opportunities to make a movie that no one has ever heard of and probably no one will ever see. But there’s no going back. Every actor wants to be an athlete and every athlete wants to be an actor. There’s no balancing act. Now Ciryl is going to be facing a version of himself in large part,” Sonnen explained.

Sonnen is banking on Volkov's evolution to win the fight

Gane and Volkov have already faced each other in June 2021, when the Frenchman dominated the fight and won by unanimous decision. However, Sonnen believes the Russian has evolved since then and, based on his last fight against Sergei Pavlovich, says Volkov is in the best shape of his career.

“Volkov came in there and didn’t even take him seriously. Volkov’s trainer, between rounds, brought him water and a comb. He combed his hair between rounds. He was marketing himself, joking around, performing, because he was completely unconcerned about your great blond hope,” Chael recalled.

Currently third in the ranking, Alexander Volkov is on a four-game winning streak. Already Cyryl Gane, on the other hand, has not fought since his victory over Serghei Spivac in Paris last year, when they bounced back from defeat to Jon Jones No. UFC 285.