Chael Sonnen enjoys "AWESOME" video of Ciryl Gane allegedly training to avoid Jon Jones’ lethal eye pokes

Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen appears amused by UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane's training methods.

A Twitter user uploaded a video of Gane's training session and captioned it by saying that the Frenchman was preparing to dodge Jon Jones' eye pokes.

'The American Gangster' was impressed by the video and he let it be known on social media.

Gane is scheduled to lock horns against Jones for the heavyweight title at UFC 285. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko will put her flyweight title on the line against Alexa Grasso. Several other prominent names like Shavkat Rakhmonov, Geoff Neal, Mateusz Gamrot, Cody Garbrandt, Bo Nickal and Amanda Ribas will also feature on the UFC 285 fight card.

Gane appears confident ahead of the heavyweight encounter. In the UFC 285 Countdown Episode, 'Bon Gamin' spoke about his movement and speed inside the octagon and stated that he planned to finish 'Bones' to become the new heavyweight king:

“I’ve got really good footwork. I can move very well for any heavyweight, and everybody know that. I’m going to have an advantage because I’m going to be fast. I can’t wait to fight against this guy. I’m going to finish him. Jon Jones, your time is done."

Watch Ciryl Gane discuss the topic at 28:44 and 31:37 in the video below:

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Chael Sonnen criticizes the title fight between Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones

Chael Sonnen is not a big fan of the upcoming title fight between Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones.

'The American Gangster' made an appearance on Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour. During his time there, Sonnen took a jibe at the UFC heavyweight division and stated that Gane was 1-1 in his last two outings. Speaking about Jones, who will make his heavyweight debut at UFC 285, Sonnen mentioned his inactivity and that 'Bones' has been out of action for three years:

"I don't know if we've had a less deserving heavyweight [title] match in a meaningful period of time. We've got a heavyweight [Francis Ngannou] that we were plagued with that didn't even want to be here... Now, we get a guy that's 1-1 in his last two versus a guy that quit the sport three [years] ago and has never competed in the division... We had the youngest-ever UFC champion who's now the oldest No.1 contender in the UFC. That's just the reality."

Check out Sonnen's comments below:

Before the title became vacant, it was held by Francis Ngannou, who parted ways with the UFC due to contractual disputes. Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones will be fighting for the vacant title on March 4.