Ciryl Gane might be defending his heavyweight gold in opposition to Josh Hokit at UFC 334 on Saturday, however the bout received’t decide who’s the baddest man on the planet when you ask Matt Brown.
After capturing the interim gold in opposition to Alex Pereira again in June, Gane was promoted to undisputed standing when Tom Aspinall was pressured to remain sidelined resulting from his ongoing eye issues. Gane will make his first protection in opposition to Hokit, who earned his shot with wins over Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis.
Whereas undisputed gold is at stake, Brown made it clear on MMAFighting’s “The Fighter vs. The Author” that Gane vs. Hokit shouldn’t be precisely a race to the highest.
“The very fact is it’s very f*cking disputed,” Brown stated. “These guys are combating for second place sadly. That’s simply the fact of the enterprise. That’s the draw back. It’s nonetheless going to be a terrific battle.
“That’s one of many large issues with the heavyweight division, we have now these guys combating for the title and you’ve got Alex Pereira within the image and [Alexander] Volkov and everyone’s like Francis, Tom and Jon would beat all these guys.”
Brown believes the perfect heavyweights in MMA boil down to 3 names, however there’s a big challenge.
“The true uncrowned champ is someplace between Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou and Tom Aspinall. Proper? Three guys that we’re not attending to see battle.”
Brown isn’t offered on anybody laying declare to the UFC heavyweight title aside from Aspinall.
“Tom Aspinall being on the market, he’s simply the uncrowned champ,” Brown stated. “Protecting it actual, I believe Tom Aspinall would have a greater likelihood of coming again and beating Hokit than he would Ciryl Gane. I believe that will be what folks would really feel. That’s what I really feel. Tom Aspinall’s the uncrowned champ.”
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