Ciryl Gane raised eyebrows when he admitted last week that he gets lazy about training, but his coach, Fernand Lopez, says that’s no longer the case. Ahead of his vacant heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones on March 4 at UFC 285, Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) said he’s guilty of training only once a fight is booked and has barely trained since knocking out Tai Tuivasa last September. “Unfortunately I’m lazy,” Gane said. “That’s the truth.” Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) responded by saying it’s probably mind games – “I smell a trap,” he tweeted – but Lopez confirmed that his star pupil is telling the truth. However, Lopez said his mindset changed after he suffered his first-career setback to Francis Ngannou in January 2022
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