Ciryl Gane will still get his opportunity to enter the UFC heavyweight rankings. Gane (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will face Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) on July 11 at a yet-to-be announced UFC event, a person with knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie on Monday. The news was first reported by French outlet “La Voix des Guerriers.” The two were initially scheduled to fight at UFC 249, but Gane was forced out due to pneumothorax – a collapsed lung. The undefeated French prospect has won his first three UFC bouts and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Tanner Boser last December
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Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane rebooked for UFC’s July 11 event – MMA Junkie