The UFC went back to the Lone Star State on Saturday night, Aug. 7 for UFC 265 with an interim heavyweight title bout on the marquee. Ciryl Gane and Houston native Derrick Lewis will meet in the main event for the interim strap and a likely shot at full champ Francis Ngannou next.
Gane has a perfectly symmetrical record at 9-0 with three wins in each variety of knockout, submission and decision.
He’s a perfect 6-0 in the Octagon and looking to move one step closer to reaching gold at such a young stage in his career after only beginning to train Muay Thai in 2014.
Lewis, however, could advance to a second opportunity at the belt after coming up short against Daniel Cormier in 2018. He also owns a victory over Ngannou in the cage in a fight most fans would want to forget, but also probably couldn’t wait to see again. Here are the highlights: