Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac Picks and Prediction – 9/2/2023

On Saturday afternoon, Cyril Gane squares off against Serghei Spivac in this Heavyweight Main Event. Keep up with all the UFC action with our UFC picks. The bout will take place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. Gane stands 1 inch taller than Spivac, and will have a 3-inch reach advantage. The Frenchman Gane will have the crowd advantage against Spivac, but can he take advantage of it?

Serghei Spivac comes into this contest with a fight record of 16-3 with 7 knockouts and 7 submissions. Spivac has won 3 bouts in a row, and now 6 out of his last 7 contests. His only loss in that 7-fight stretch was to Tom Aspinall back on September 4^th of 2021. Aspinall knocked Spivac out in the first round, about mid-way through. Spivac rebounded nicely with 3 consecutive wins over the likes of Greg Hardy, Augusto Sakai, and Derrick Lewis. Spivac finished two of those fights within the first round, and the other one only made it to the second round. In his most recent fight against Derrick Lewis, he pulled off an arm triangle only 2 minutes into the first round. Serghei 'Polar Bear' Spivac fights out of the Polar Bear Team as has an orthodox stance.

Cyril Gane has a fight record of 11-2 with 5 knockouts and 2 submissions. Gane was a perfect 7-0 in the UFC until he ran into Francis Ngannou back on Jan 22^nd of 2022 for the Heavyweight Title. It went the full-distance of 5 rounds, but Ngannou ultimately won a unanimous decision. He rebounded nicely with a win over Tai Tuivasa via a third-round knockout to give himself another title shot - but this time, against the GOAT. Jon Jones submitted Gane only 2 minutes into round number 1 in his triumphant return to the octagon. The fight was over before it really even got underway. Jones proved why he is not only the best pound for pound fighter in the world, but he is the greatest of all-time.