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UFC 310’s Ciryl Gane frustrated by early toe injury, split decision win over Alexander Volkov

Ciryl Gane was injured early in his UFC 310 bout against Alexander Volkov, which caused him to adjust his entire approach to the fight.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] isn’t happy with his victory at UFC 310 over Alexander Volkov, primarily due to an injury suffered early in the fight.

Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) won a controversial split decision over Volkov (38-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) on the main card of UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena. Despite picking up his second consecutive win since a title fight loss to Jon Jones, the former interim heavyweight champ was frustrated because he injured multiple toes on his left foot in the first round.

“My first teep,” Gane told reporters during a post-fight news conference about when the injury occurred. “… You see, this changes a lot of my style because I love to be on my feet and be fast, in and out, land my jab. So I was really focused on it.”

As a result, Gane engaged in grappling with Volkov throughout the fight. Since he was unable to push off of his foot as needed, Gane was unable to be as effective as he would have liked while standing, and also unable to complete techniques in the grappling exchanges.

“I was frustrated about my fight because of this,” Gane said, pointing to his toe. “I was frustrated because I started my training in July for this fight, and you started your fight like this. Like the first second you land.”

Gane lost a vacant title fight to Jones at UFC 285 last March. That was also a frustrating fight for the French heavyweight, because he felt as if it was a different person in the octagon that night. For whatever reason, the real Gane was gone that night.

Despite the frustrating outcome in a narrow victory over Volkov, Gane has now won two straight and remains in the coversation atop the UFC heavyweight division. For now, it’s about healing up as the situation with the title picture between champ Jones and interim champ Tom Aspinall unfolds.

“I want to be back as soon as I can,” Gane said. “We’ll see for my toes. We’re going to go back to the training. During the fixation of my toes, we can do some conditioning training. We’re going to go back really early to the gym because I want to stay active. I want to be back in the cage as soon as I can.”

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UFC 310 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2024 total passes $8 million

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out more than $8 million to athletes in 2024 under the Venum deal.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 310 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $368,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 310 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The full UFC 310 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]Kai Asakura[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Kron Gracie[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Dominick Reyes[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Themba Gorimbo[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag]: $6,000
[autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Joshua Van[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag]: $21,000

[autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]: $6,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,072,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,809,000

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UFC 310 results: Ciryl Gane wins controversial decision over Alexander Volkov

What did you score the UFC 310 fight between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov?

LAS VEGAS – It appeared [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] was going to even the score – until he didn’t. While many in the arena and online voiced their confidence Volkov did enough to win at least two of the rounds, two of the three judges for the fight disagreed.

On the UFC 310 main card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) defeated Volkov (38-11 MMA, 12-5 UFC) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to the surprise of many viewers in attendance and at home.

Despite the kickboxing backgrounds of the two competitors, the first and third rounds took place mostly on the ground. Gane took Volkov down early and worked for leg submissions.

The most striking action took place in Round 2. Both men landed damaging shots. The first major one was a spinning backfist from Volkov that put Gane on roller skates. After a couple more hard Volkov blows, Gane landed a rocking shot of his own.

In Round 3, Gane sought a kimura from the bottom but was unsuccessful as Volkov remained in a dominant position for much of the five minutes.

Gane moves to 2-0 against Volkov. Saturday’s fight was a rematch of a June 2021 bout, which Gane won by five-round unanimous decision. He has now won back-to-back fights.

In defeat, Volkov has a four-fight winning streak snapped. His previous defeat came against Tom Aspinall in March 2022.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 310 results include:

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Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov 2 prediction, pick, start time for UFC 310

Alexander Volkov may not have been at his best before his first meeting with Ciryl Gane. Can he get it done in the rematch at UFC 310?

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] and [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] meet Saturday on the UFC 310 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. 

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Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov 2 UFC 310 preview

Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) enters his first and only fight of 2024 in the final pay-per-view of the year. “Bon Gamin” was last in action in September 2023, where he stopped Serghei Spivac with punches in the second round. It was a successful rebound from his frustrating loss to Jon Jones at UFC 285. … Volkov (30-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has been on a tear over the past couple of years. After a first-round loss to current interim champion Tom Aspinall, “Drago” has scored four consecutive victories, including stoppages of Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexandr Romanov and Tai Tuivasa. His most recent win was a decision over Sergei Pavlovich in June.

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov 2 UFC 310 expert pick, prediction

Since you can’t have a UFC card without a rematch these days, Gane will once again square off with Volkov for the viewer’s delight.

Their first fight, which went down back in 2021, saw Gane control jabbing lanes and clinching stanzas en route to out-pointing Volkov in the UFC Apex.

I don’t suspect that cage size or round differential will give either party a huge edge, so this likely comes down to who can take (and keep) the striking initiative. Although the southpaw stance Gane mainly operated from seemed to befuddle Volkov, the Russian fighter quietly carries a perfect record of 4-0 opposite UFC-level lefties, showing much sharper jabbing sensibilities in those fights.

Volkov was still suffering some serious flux in his training situation at that time due to COVID restrictions, so perhaps we didn’t see the best version of Volkov in that fight.

It’s hard to be confident either way, but I’ll semi-reluctantly take Volkov to edge out a competitive contest via his superior volume and leg kicks.

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov 2 UFC 310 odds

The oddsmakers and the public are heavily favoring the French fighter, listing Gane -400 and Volkov +290 via FanDuel.

Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov 2 UFC 310 start time, how to watch

As the third main card bout, Gane and Volkov are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 11:10 p.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.

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UFC 310: Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC 310 odds between Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov, with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 3-round heavyweight bout on the main card, Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov battle Saturday at UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s UFC odds around the UFC 310: Gane vs. Volkov odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

The early prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the prelims begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2/FX/ESPN+. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.

Records: Gane (12-2-0) | Volkov (38-10-0)

The former champ Gane is looking to position himself for another run at the heavyweight title. Since topping Derrick Lewis in Aug. 2021 for the strap, he lost to Francis Ngannou in his first title defense in Jan. 2022 at UFC 270, and he was defeated by Jon Jones in another title shot at UFC 285 in March 2023.

In his past 5 bouts, Gane has ended up finishing inside the distance in 4 outings, with his past 3 victories each coming via KO/TKO.

Volkov enters with a 4-bout win streak, including 3 finishes. He has 2 KO/TKO victories during the span, with a submission victory at UFC 293 over Tai Tuivasa. Last time out he topped Sergei Pavlovich in June on a fight night card.

Gane has a 1-inch reach advantage and a slight 5.49-to-5.13 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. He is also a little more accurate with those strikes at 62.80% to 61.47%.

In the ground game, Gane has managed a 0.48 submission average to 0.19, while Volkov has a 63.64% takedown accuracy percentage to just 21.43% for Gane.

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UFC 310: Gane vs. Volkov odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list UFC odds. Lines last updated at 11:59 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Gane -360 (bet $360 to win $100) | Volkov +290 (bet $100 to win $290)
  • Total Rounds: 2.5 Rounds (Over: -310 | Under: +225)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -260 | No +190)

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UFC 310: Gane vs. Volkov picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Backing Gane (-375) straight up is quite expensive, costing you nearly 4 times your initial wager. That’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward.

Instead, let’s get a little more specific with the method of victory. It’s a matter of choice here, and the difference can be substantial. GANE BY KO/TKO, DQ OR SUBMISSION (+275) on the 5-way line will net you quite the return. GANE BY KO/TKO OR DQ (+350) on the 7-way line is a little more lucrative, but if the Frenchman wins by submission, you obviously lose with the latter.

Gane’s past 3 victories have come via KO/TKO, but he does have 2 submission wins at the UFC level in 11 bouts.

Over/Under (O/U)

NO: WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? (+190) might be the best play on this entire card, and for the opportunity to nearly double up, it’s worth a roll of the dice.

Volkov has ended up needing the judges to determine a winner just once in his past 5 fights, with 2 wins via KO/TKO while going 1-1 by way of submission. He also had the unanimous-decision win over Pavlovich last time out.

For Gane, he also has just one decision, a 5-round loss to Ngannou, in his previous 5 fights. He has 3 KO/TKO wins in the span, with a submission loss to Bones Jones.

UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (+225) is also a strong play for the chance to more than double up.

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Video: UFC 310 final faceoffs with Rakhmonov’s shove of Machado Garry and loaded lineup

The depth of the UFC 310 lineup was on display during final staredowns at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins.

LAS VEGAS – UFC 310 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event.

Now, in the words of Jon Anik, “One more sleep.”

UFC 310 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). The event is headlined by flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC).

Perhaps the most anticipated bout, however, is the co-main event: a five-round welterweight affair between [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). The two welterweights, along with the rest of the card, squared off Friday at T-Mobile Arena.

The main card is rounded out by a heavyweight clash between [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (38-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC), as well as two featherweight matchups, [autotag]Dooho Choi[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) vs. [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC), and [autotag]Kron Gracie[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC).

Check out the video above to see the athletes from all 14 scheduled matchups come face-to-face, and don’t miss the photo gallery below.

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Tom Aspinall breaks down Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov at UFC 310

Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall could be looking at his future opponent from UFC 310.

Interim heavyweight champion [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] could be looking at his future opponent from UFC 310.

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) runs things back with [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (38-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s main card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, Hulu, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is currently gunning for a title-unification bout with heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but if he doesn’t get his wish, he could end up facing the winner of Gane vs. Volkov. Aspinall broke down the key factors of the pivotal heavyweight clash.

“The feet are very important in this fight in my opinion,” Aspinall told TNT Sports. “When I say the feet, I’m not talking about the kicking as such – I’m talking about the positioning of their feet. If Volkov can get him going backwards and keep him against the fence, he can just use that length and tee off on him with the kicks and the punches like we’re seeing there.

“On the contrary to that, Ciryl Gane is really good moving backwards – that’s his strength, is he lures his opponents in and moves off on them angles. So it’s just an interesting matchup of styles, and we love heavyweight fights.”

Gane won his first meeting with Volkov in June 2021 by unanimous decision – a fight Aspinall thinks was lackluster.

“Stinker … terrible fight,” Aspinall said. “No one remembers it. Nothing really happened in the fight. It was just a lot of clinching up against the fence – not a lot of great damage done.”

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UFC 310 preview: What’s at stake in key matchups at 2024’s final pay-per-view?

UFC will close out its 2024 PPV schedule in style with a UFC 310, and there’s a number of compelling storylines across the lineup.

[anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media]The UFC’s 2024 pay-per-view schedule comes to a conclusion on Saturday with UFC 310, which goes down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).

Although it doesn’t feature the biggest stars on the roster, there are a number of compelling bouts on tap – from the flyweight title headliner of [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kai Asakura[/autotag] to the welterweight title eliminator co-main event of [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ian Machado Garry[/autotag] to the key heavyweight matchup of [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]. And there are other notable pairings, including [autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag], [autotag]Randy Brown[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bryan Battle[/autotag] and more.

There’s much on the line across the 14-bout card, and the “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Matthew Wells and Mike Bohn joined host “Gorgeous” George Garcia on this week’s episode of the roundtable show to break down the most important storylines.

Check out the video above for the complete UFC 310 preview, or watch below for the entire episode of “Spinning Back Clique.”

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Ciryl Gane: Alexander Volkov ‘the same guy’ entering UFC 310 rematch

Ciryl Gane is unthreatened by Alexander Volkov’s success since their first fight ahead of Saturday’s UFC 310 rematch.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] is entirely focused on Saturday’s UFC 310 rematch with Alexander Volkov, and not the current drama in the heavyweight division.

Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) had minimal interest in discussing the ongoing speculation about whether a title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall will happen during Wednesday’s media day, and kept relaying focus back to the matchup with Volkov (38-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC).

The booking of a second fight between Gane and Volkov, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, Hulu, ESPN+), came as a surprise to some. Gane won a lopsided unanimous decision in their initial meeting at UFC Fight Night 190 in June 2021, but he thinks the current circumstances made it logical.

“No, it’s not a surprise,” Gane told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “This fight makes sense. He’s just above me (in the rankings), so that’s completely normal. In front of me is Jones and Tom, and I don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. So this makes sense.”

In the more than three years that have passed since they last met in the octagon, Gane is 2-2 with title-fight losses to Jones and Francis Ngannou. Volkov, meanwhile, is 5-1, with his lone blemish coming against Aspinall.

Although it would appear on paper that Volkov has the edge in momentum, Gane hasn’t seen much in the way of evolution. It doesn’t mean the fight plays out the exact same way as it did before, but in the end, the person having their hand raised will by identical.

“I didn’t see anything special in his last fight,” Gane said. “I saw, not exactly the same because he’s a high level of striking, but I saw the same guy.

“No, it’s going to be different. It’s completely different, because this time will be three rounds. The last time it was five. That is different. So no, it will be different.”

The sequel between the Frenchman and the Russian is about as high-stakes as it heavyweight with no belt on the line. How the situation with Jones and Aspinall plays out remains to be seen, but the winner at UFC 310 will be a key player in the future of the weight class.

“At this day Jones is the champion, Tom is the interim champion – that is it.” Gane said. “It’s like a semifinal (for a title shot), yeah, a little bit.”

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Why Chael Sonnen is baffled by Ciryl Gane being a big favorite over Alexander Volkov at UFC 310

Chael Sonnen does not agree with Ciryl Gane being a favorite over Alexander Volkov at UFC 310.

[autotag]Chael Sonnen[/autotag] does not agree with [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] being a favorite over [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] at UFC 310.

Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) runs things back with Volkov (38-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday’s main card (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

According to DraftKings, Gane is a -345 favorite to beat Volkov, who’s a +275 underdog. Although Gane outpointed Volkov with relative ease in their first fight in June 2021, Sonnen questions Gane’s recent commitment to the sport.

“Ciryl is a very heavy favorite,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “I, for the life of me, do not know why. … I don’t mean to be negative towards Ciryl, but I will share with you: Nobody gets better at this sport by not doing it, and Ciryl passed up on very big opportunities to go and film a movie that nobody’s ever heard of and most likely will never see.

“But you can’t ever get around that. Every actor wants to be an athlete and every athlete wants to be an actor. There’s no way to ever work that out. So now Ciryl’s going to come in against largely a mirror image of himself.”

Volkov is 5-1 since losing to Gane, and is coming off arguably his most impressive performance to date – a dominant decision win over knockout artist Sergei Pavlovich at UFC on ABC 6 in June.

“Volkov went out and didn’t even take him serious,” Sonnen said. “Volkov’s trainer in between rounds brought him water and a comb. He combed his hair in between rounds, I mean he was doing marketing and he was doing a spoof, and he was performing because he was so unimpressed by your great-blonde hope who he eventually put down.”

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