Reigning heavyweight kingpin Francis Ngannou tuned in to watch the promotion crown a interim title holder at tonight’s UFC 265 event in Houston.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that Ngannou had just captured the UFC heavyweight title back in March, Dana White and company decided a interim title fight was required for tonight’s event headliner in Texas.<\/p>\n
With that being said, the promotion booked hometown favorite Derrick Lewis to square off with undefeated Frenchman Ciryl Gane for the UFC interim heavyweight title this evening.<\/p>\n
Derrick Lewis (25-8 MMA) had entered tonight’s UFC 265 main event sporting a four-fight winning streak. ‘The Black Beast<\/a>‘ had scored a spectacular second-round knockout victory over Curtis Blaydes in his most previous effort this past February.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA) was making a quick turnaround at UFC 265. ‘Bon Gamin’ had previously made the walk to the Octagon<\/a> in June, where he picked up a unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov.<\/p>\n While Francis Ngannou was not in attendance for tonight’s event, he was obviously watching the broadcast.<\/p>\n After Ciril Gane proceeded to finish Derrick Lewis in the third round and capture UFC gold in tonight’s headliner, ‘The Predator’ took to Twitter where he shared the following reaction to the fight.<\/p>\n Impressive performance from Gane ! — Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
He's now a legit contender.
See you soon boy. When you know you know. #ufc265<\/a><\/p>\n