Ciryl Gane | Unbothered And Focused The Present

The contrast between Ciryl Gane inside the Octagon and the manner with which he carries himself out of it is vast, but it also might be why he is perfectly qualified to navigate the and all-around chaos that has descended upon the UFC heavyweight division over the last year.

When the cage door closes and the bright lights shine, Gane is a one-of-one competitor — a 6-foot-5 physical specimen who hits like a ton of bricks and dances around the canvas with the footwork of a prime Dominick Cruz despite weighing nearly twice that of the former bantamweight champion.

But, when he’s not competing, the 36-year-old Frenchman is exactly as his “Bon Gamin” nickname suggests him to be: a “good kid,”…