UFC will not wait for reigning heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and will instead book a 265-pound interim title fight between Top 5 heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane, a five-round showdown in “The Black Beast’s” backyard of Houston, Texas.
Event: UFC 265: “Lewis vs. Gane”
Date: Sat., Aug. 7, 2021
Location: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+
UFC 265 Main Event on ESPN+ PPV:
265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane for interim heavyweight title
UFC 265 Main Card on ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena — CANCELED (full details here)
135 lbs.: Jose Aldo vs. Pedro Munhoz
170 lbs.: Michael Chiesa vs. Vicente Luque
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Tecia Torres
135 lbs.: Casey Kenney vs. Song Yadong
UFC 265 Prelims Card on ESPN2/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Rafael Fiziev vs. Bobby Green
135 lbs.: Vince Morales vs. Drako Rodriguez
205 lbs.: Ed Herman vs. Alonzo Menifield
115 lbs.: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Jessica Penne
UFC 265 Early Prelims Card on ESPN2/ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: Manel Kape vs. Ode Osbourne
135 lbs.: Anderson Dos Santos vs. Miles Johns
125 lbs.: Melissa Gatto vs. Victoria Leonardo
135 lbs.: Johnny Munoz vs. Jamey Simmons
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change due to COVID-19.*
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