Eric Nicksick, head coach of Francis Ngannou at Xtreme Couture, liked what he saw from the UFC heavyweight champion’s last opponent. Ciryl Gane returned to action Saturday against Tai Tuivasa in the main event of UFC Fight Night 209 , the first UFC card on French soil. The bout marked Gane’s first fight back since losing to Ngannou back in January at UFC 270. Gane successfully knocked out Tuivasa and once again set aim at the champion as Nicksick watched the fight carefully. “I thought he looked great other than the one little hiccup, but fighting in the heavyweight division against the guy who’s ranked No. 3, you’re maybe going to see a little adversity here and there,” Nicksick told MMA Junkie on Sunday. For him, as a coach, you’d like to see some adversity and see how he fights his way through it and bounces back. And he did just that. “Myself and Din Thomas did a little breakdown on what we thought the approach might be from Gane and Tai, and we were pretty spot on with th...
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