Not many NBA stars can fight, but how many UFC fighters can play ball?
Interim UFC Heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane — coming off a technical knockout win over Alex Pereira — showed off his basketball skills on social media.
Gane didn’t just go against any Average Joe, either. On the contrary, UFC’s two-time title holder went 1-on-1 with four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert . Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans are used to seeing the 6’4″ Gane tower over his Heavyweight foes, but he was completely dwarfed by the Minnesota Timberwolves center in this playful session.
He did show some decent skills, though.
Watch Gane get a couple of…
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