Francis Nagano and Cyril Gaine, the former training partners, although there has not been a war of words, the smell of gunpowder between the two has grown stronger, especially after a backstage incident last November, and their friendship seems to have come to an end.
At UFC268, held at Madison's Garden Plaza in New York last November, Both Nagano and Gayn came as guests. They met unexpectedly backstage, and as a result, Nagaano completely ignored Gain, who was standing on the sidelines, and walked directly over, which became a hot topic of discussion.
In an interview with the media a few days ago, Gayn said
In my opinion, his behavior is not right, and that is my whole opinion.
What upset Gayn and his manager Fernand Lopez about Nagano's behavior was not only his attitude toward himself, but also his attitude toward Nasurdin Imavov. Imavov was Nagano's long-time sparring partner, helping Nagano through several practical training sessions. That night, Imałov played UFC 268 and won, but Nagano also ignored his presence in the background.
I don't know if Nagano's attitude towards Imałov would have been different if I hadn't been there. But anyway, his behavior makes me feel ashamed because your former coach, former teammates and former sparring partners are there.
Imałov has done a lot for Nagano, he has been helping Nagano in real combat, perhaps the most important sparring partner of his entire career, which is why we are disappointed and dissatisfied. Imałov had just won a wonderful game at Madison's Garden Square, but Nagano not only did not show any expression when he saw him, but instead ignored his presence and walked straight through, which seemed to me to be absolutely wrong.
But Gain was not affected by the incident, and he even replayed the video on the spot of a rugby match and joked about itself.
The video of Nagano and Gayn meeting backstage was viewed 715,000 times on Instagram, making it a great pre-match promotion for their UFC270 showdown. The other video of the battle between the two when they were training partners before had a higher click rate, which made the upcoming heavyweight championship title battle in UFC 270 attract much attention.
The reason this video has such a high number of views is that Nagano's behavior is disrespectful to everyone. When people talk about something, they unconsciously go and watch the video, which is normal.
This game was different for me, not just because the opponent was Nagano, but also because he was the current UFC heavyweight champion. He's a great player with a lot of punches, like the ultimate boss in the game. If I make a mistake in a game, I'll be KO, but I can accept being defeated as if I could accept being beaten by any opponent. But this time, I want to take the last step, and that's how this game is different from the past.