The Dustin Poirier of the heavyweight division - UFC fans pick apart Ciryl Gane's two title losses in Twitter thread

MMA fans have been reacting to Ciryl Gane's loss at UFC 285 and believe his performances in title fights are similar to Dustin Poirier's.UFC 285 was main-evented by the returning Jon Jones taking on Gane for the vacant heavyweight title. The bout marked the end of the former light heavyweight champion's three-year octagon hiatus and was also his debut in the division.Much had been made prior to the fight about how Jones would be able to handle somebody the size of 'Bon Gamin' and whether or not he could hang with the Frenchman on the feet. In typical Jon Jones style, however, he delivered when it mattered and submitted Ciryl Gane in just the third minute of the first round.Following Gane's loss, a fan on Twitter wrote:&quot;Heavyweight Division, you have a Dustin Poirier:&quot;Colblander 🇧🇷🦅@TheColblanderHeavyweight Division, you have a Dustin Poirier:9594370Heavyweight Division, you have a Dustin Poirier: https://t.co/SHleCDe2qYSimilar to Gane, Poirier has also come up short on both occasions when he challenged for the lightweight title. 'The Diamond' lost to both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira via submission.One fan responded to the post and suggested they believed the comparison before Gane had even faced Jones:&quot;I've said this even before this fight... as a Dustin fan it's so sadly true.&quot;Jordan Love@RumboyzJlove@TheColblander I’ve said this even before this fight… as a Dustin fan it’s so sadly true@TheColblander I’ve said this even before this fight… as a Dustin fan it’s so sadly trueAnother fan suggested adding Colby Covington to the list, who has similarly lost two title fights himself, coming up short against Kamaru Usman both times.&quot;Add Colby to the list&quot;Josephyne@jacupcake@TheColblander Add Colby to the list@TheColblander Add Colby to the listTwitter user @my55cents joked that if Gane and Poirier were similar, it means the Frenchman's wife is also private messaging Conor McGregor, referring to his infamous line following his second loss to 'The Diamond' in 2021.&quot;wait his wife is in McGregor's DM also!?&quot;Saadat Ali Zia@my55cents@TheColblander Wait his wife is in McGregor’s DM also!?@TheColblander Wait his wife is in McGregor’s DM also!?Check out more fan reactions below:Nurse Meazy@kungfumeazy@TheColblander Gane seems like a nice dude@TheColblander Gane seems like a nice dudeAnthony@AnthonyP3777@TheColblander Dustin is so much more well rounded5@TheColblander Dustin is so much more well roundedPaula B McDermmott@pbmcdermott@TheColblander No shade on Dustin please, he’s one of my all time favs.3@TheColblander No shade on Dustin please, he’s one of my all time favs.Brad Borden@EmergenceGaming@TheColblander To be fair everyone knew he was lacking in the grappling dept. and they put him in there with Bones. He should have taken a year or two to get better, not a few months.@TheColblander To be fair everyone knew he was lacking in the grappling dept. and they put him in there with Bones. He should have taken a year or two to get better, not a few months.Disco Cam 🪩@scammyjenkins@TheColblander Dustin’s ground game is much better!@TheColblander Dustin’s ground game is much better!USA Champ 🇺🇸🏆🗽@usachamp42069@TheColblander That’s too bad he didn’t get choked in both of his title fights 🤣6@TheColblander That’s too bad he didn’t get choked in both of his title fights 🤣Rag City@lost_in_saus@TheColblander Dustin has beaten way better fighters than gane. And is a better boxer and has a ground game.4@TheColblander Dustin has beaten way better fighters than gane. And is a better boxer and has a ground game.Sports Savantstradamus 3.0@iStayWinning711@TheColblander @james8171728 Gane and Dustin are both great guys it seems. But don’t put them in the same class. Dustin is arguably a top 7 LW all time &amp; definitely top 10. Gane would lose to any average grappler@TheColblander @james8171728 Gane and Dustin are both great guys it seems. But don’t put them in the same class. Dustin is arguably a top 7 LW all time &amp; definitely top 10. Gane would lose to any average grapplerColblander 🇧🇷🦅@TheColblander@james8171728 I really really like Gane and wish that he had the opportunity to show people his skillset more yesterday962@james8171728 I really really like Gane and wish that he had the opportunity to show people his skillset more yesterdayGusta Rústico@gu_uzzo@TheColblander NahDustin is way more complete than this guy2@TheColblander NahDustin is way more complete than this guyRuben S Barrera@RubenChago@TheColblander Saying chokes on the big stage@TheColblander Saying chokes on the big stageMr. McNipps@MisterMcNipps@TheColblander But does he have a hot sauce?@TheColblander But does he have a hot sauce?zxeuyy@zxeuyyy@TheColblander cyril doesn’t have his wife get made fun of everywhere he goes@TheColblander cyril doesn’t have his wife get made fun of everywhere he goesUFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall reacts to Jon Jones' victory over Ciryl GaneTom Aspinall believes he has a lot of work to do after witnessing Jon Jones dismantle Ciryl Gane in just over two minutes this past weekend.Aspinall is currently recovering from a serious knee injury, which he suffered in his main event with Curtis Blaydes at UFC London last July. The Manchester-born fighter threw a kick but landed awkwardly and crashed to the floor. The bout was waved off after just 15 seconds and it was later revealed he suffered MCL and ACL damage, which required surgery.Aspinall, who has been tipped as a future UFC champion, reacted to Jones' performance on Twitter. He wrote:&quot;The GOAT is the champ of my division. I got a looot of work to do. Let's goooo&quot;Tom Aspinall@AspinallMMAThe is the champ of my division. I got a loooot of work to do. Let’s goooo217049The 🐐 is the champ of my division. I got a loooot of work to do. Let’s goooo

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