French Cyril Gane retains MMA heavyweaight title agianst Josh Hokit

They call him the good kid. Cyril Gane, 1.93m, fought hard to defend his heavyweight title in a tight battle with U.S. fighter Josh Hockett. After the first round, I was like, holy ----. If he can keep this pace for five rounds, Gane's in big trouble. Too big, carries too much muscle, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But actually, Gane looked his best in the fourth and fifth rounds. Born in western France, Gane studied sales and business before taking up Thai boxing at 24. He made his professional MMA debut at 28 and within a year he was fighting in the UFC, becoming world champion after two failed attempts. Seen here before the controversial MMA competition at the White House in June, in which he won the heavyweight title, he's standing behind one of his biggest fans, President Donald Trump. When we talk about warriors, these are warriors. Cyril Gane, Cyril, great honor. Mixed martial arts has expanded worldwide, a sport that mixes wrestling traditions from various cultures. MMA for me is that new sport, the sport of the future, it's growing, I mean in France of course, because elsewhere in the world it's ultra popular, there's a lot of attention around this sport, it's modern and complex. Known for his sportsmanship, Gane praised Hockett after Saturday's fight. The American, in turn, vowed to beat him if they meet again.