Ciryl Gane talks acting & fighting future after Jones’ retirement, Nazim Sadykhov on Baku homecoming

UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

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4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by this past Saturday’s biggest winner in Nazim Sadykhov and heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane in the wake of Jon Jones’ retirement. Fresh off his acting debut in the new Netflix film K.O., Gane reflects on the surreal experience of being a movie star — and how choreographed fight scenes compare to the real violence of the Octagon. He also weighs in on Jon Jones’ legacy and what the future holds for Ciryl now that Tom Aspinall has been elevated to undisputed heavyweight champion. Jim and Matt begin to unpack the action from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card before the fighting pride of Azerbaijan himself, Nazim Sadykhov calls in to reflect on the surreal feeling of winning in front of a roaring hometown crowd in Baku.

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0:00.0	Humble and gracious as ever.
0:03.0	It's an honor to stand there next to you Cyril.
0:05.0	Congratulations, sir.
0:06.0	Ladies and gentlemen, your winner, Francison, Cyril, Bon Camille, gone!
0:13.0	Declay the winner by G.K.R.
0:18.0	The shame!
0:20.0	What, one, Saddam! The shame! What! San Diego!
0:22.6	I've never been happier.
0:24.6	I've never been happier. Welcome to UFC unfiltered. Please tell me that's on video.
0:39.0	I've never been happier.
0:41.7	I'm made for a fucking podcast.
0:44.9	That's dangerous.
0:47.5	Listen to me.
0:48.1	We're out of it.
0:59.7	Welcome to UFC Unfiltered, a UFC and Fanatics original production.
1:02.1	Matt and I are here in New York.
1:03.3	We're both very warm.
1:06.9	I know I am boiling and a great weekend to fight.
1:14.9	And huge news, Matt, with John Jones stepping down, vacating the belt people suspected he was going to do that um and we have uh tom aspinall has been crowned the champion and we have the man
1:21.7	who is going to be a looks like uh soon to be number one since uh now that uh asall is the champion, Cyril Gone is one of our
1:31.3	guests today.
1:32.5	Well, I'm excited because you know I'm a movie guy.
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