{"id":378711,"date":"2021-03-13T12:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=378711"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:41:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:41:12","slug":"ciryl-gane-responds-to-callout-from-fellow-ufc-heavyweight-contender-derrick-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/derrick-lewis\/ciryl-gane-responds-to-callout-from-fellow-ufc-heavyweight-contender-derrick-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ciryl Gane responds to callout from fellow UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undefeated UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane has responded after receiving a callout from former division title challenger Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n

Lewis and Gane are both coming off of recent Octagon<\/a> victories.<\/p>\n

‘The Black Beast’ extended his current winning streak to four in a row on February 20, scoring a sensation second round knockout victory over perennial division contender Curtis Blaydes. Prior to sleeping ‘Razor’, Derrick Lewis (25-7 MMA) had earned victories over Aleksei Oleinik, Ilir Latifi and Blagoy Ivanov.<\/p>\n

As for Ciryl Gane (8-0 MMA), the undefeated Frenchman is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in his most recent effort two weeks ago. Although the contest was not the most fan friendly<\/a> affair, the result solidified Gane as being a top contender at heavyweight.<\/p>\n

\"Derrick<\/p>\n

Derrick Lewis recently told Joe Rogan that he is looking to “stay busy” as he knows his time in the sport is slowly but surely coming to an end.<\/p>\n

“I want to fight anyone who is ready. I know my window of time is closing to make money. I don\u2019t have that much time left to make money, so I don\u2019t want to just sit around.” <\/em>Lewis explained. “I don\u2019t know how the UFC wants to build up that Ciryl Gane guy or if they want to get him in there in the mix right away. I started getting tagged in the fight (clips on social media), because they said (Gane vs. Rozenstruik) still wasn\u2019t worse than me and Francis. I\u2019m like, \u2018Damn. OK. Sh*t.’\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Derrick Lewis’ comments clearly made their way to Ciryl Gane, as the undefeated Frenchman recently took to Twitter to accept the proposed challenge from ‘The Black Beast’.<\/p>\n

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Ok @Thebeast_ufc<\/a> , I am down for it. @ufc<\/a> @Mickmaynard2<\/a> Let's book it! #AnyOneAnyWhere<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/XilLlJb1RE<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ciryl Gane (@ciryl_gane) March 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n