Ciryl Gane, Alexander Volkov Agree to Heavyweight Rematch at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi

A heavyweight rematch between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov is in the works for UFC 308.

Multiple outlets confirmed the pairing following an initial report Ag.Fight. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout, but contracts have yet to be signed. UFC 308 takes place on Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Gane and Volkov initially squared off in the main event of UFC Fight Night 190 in June 2021, with the Frenchman winning a five-round unanimous decision.

A former interim heavyweight king, Gane has twice come up short in bids for the undisputed belt, falling to Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision at UFC 270 and to Jon Jones via first-round submission at UFC 285. “Bon Gamin” rebounded from the loss to Jones by scoring a second-round TKO triumph against Sergey Spivak at UFC Fight Night 226 this past September.

A former Bellator MMA and M-1 Global champion, Volkov has yet to challenge for UFC gold since joining the promotion in 2016. The 35-year-old Russian has won his last four outings, including a three-round verdict over former training partner Sergei Pavlovich at UFC on ABC 6 on June 22.Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Nursulton Ruziboev Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos Brunno Ferreira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan Myktybek Orolbai vs Mateusz Rebecki Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo Silva Bruno Silva vs Ismail Naurdiev Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Justin Tafa Said Nurmagomedov vs Daniel Santos Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Carlos Leal Miranda