Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has wished Ciryl Gane luck forward of his fellow Frenchman’s combat at UFC 285.
Alpine driver Ocon is getting ready for the primary race of the F1 season, the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, whereas Gane is getting ready to face Jon Jones in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Gane and Jones will sq. off in the principle occasion of UFC 285, with the vacant heavyweight title on the road.
“Hey Ciryl! I send you this quick video from Bahrain with my car right here,” Ocon stated, in French, in an Instagram video on Friday (2 March).
“We have the Grand Prix this weekend, but I wanted to wish you good luck with your fight, man. We all stand behind you. I know how hard you’ve worked to get where you are now. So, man, give it all you’ve got.
“I will watch and hope to see you win. The belt will go to the MMA Factory [Gane’s gym in Paris]!”
Gane is 11-1 as a combined martial artist, having held the interim UFC heavyweight title earlier than struggling his first loss in January 2022. The 32-year-old was outpointed by ex-teammate Francis Ngannou, who unified the heavyweight belts with the win.
Ngannou exited the UFC this January, relinquishing the gold to arrange Saturday’s foremost occasion between Gane and Jones, who’s seen by many as the best MMA fighter of all time.
The American, 35, is a former two-time light-heavyweight champion, who has lengthy promised a transfer as much as heavyweight.
Meanwhile, Ocon made his F1 debut in 2016 and joined Renault in 2020, earlier than the staff rebranded as Alpine.
The 26-year-old secured his first – and to this point solely – F1 race win on the Hungarian GP in 2021.
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