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“I’m really excited,” Gane said about the matchup. “For real, I can’t wait to be in the cage against this guy and I want to prove I belong, that’s for sure.”
Of all the things that stand out about the streaking French upstart, his desire to prove himself and allow his work inside the Octagon to speak for him might be the most impressive of the lot, which is saying something, because Gane is a six-foot-five-inch specimen with tremendous athleticism and an abundance of potential.
Where some athletes build a little momentum, garner a little attention and start calling out established contenders and reigning champions before they’ve beaten anyone of real substance inside the cage, the hard-working heavyweight representing Paris’ MMA Factory prefers to wait until he’s done something of note inside the Octagon first.
“I just want to prove it in the cage,” said Gane, who has been one of the most hyped heavyweight prospects in the sport from the outset of his career. “You can talk a lot outside of the cage, but for me, I don’t like that.
“I just want to prove myself inside the cage and after you prove yourself, then you can talk.”
This weekend, he gets the opportunity to do just that against Dos Santos, and if he’s successful, it will be a positive ending to an otherwise difficult year.
“I say it all the time to my coach: it’s a bad year, but if I win this fight, it’s a good year for me.”