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Ciryl Gane has heard the criticism over his recent performances. Gane is set to compete in the biggest bout of his pro MMA career. He’ll collide with Derrick Lewis for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The title clash will serve as the ma…
Ciryl Gane has heard the criticism over his recent performances. Gane is set to compete in the biggest bout of his pro MMA career. He’ll collide with Derrick Lewis for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The title clash will serve as the main event of UFC 265 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Gane […]
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UFC 265 goes down this Saturday in Houston, Texas, and all signs point to a big night. In the main event, hometown hero Derrick Lewis will take on France’s Ciryl Gane for the …
UFC 265 goes down this Saturday in Houston, Texas, and all signs point to a big night. In the main event, hometown hero Derrick Lewis will take on France’s Ciryl Gane for the …
Bellator light heavyweight and former UFC star Anthony Johnson has criticized the UFC’s decision to create an interim heavyweight title. Johnson’s comments come ahead of this weekend’s UFC 265 pay-per-view, which will see top heavywei…
Bellator light heavyweight and former UFC star Anthony Johnson has criticized the UFC’s decision to create an interim heavyweight title. Johnson’s comments come ahead of this weekend’s UFC 265 pay-per-view, which will see top heavyweight contenders Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane go to battle for the division’s interim gold. The decision to create the belt […]
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The countdown is on for UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane. This Saturday, UFC 265 will take place from the Houston Toyota Center live on pay-per-view. The headliner will feature heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fighting it out for the interim heavyweigh…
The countdown is on for UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane. This Saturday, UFC 265 will take place from the Houston Toyota Center live on pay-per-view. The headliner will feature heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fighting it out for the interim heavyweight championship, with the winner guaranteed to face undisputed champion Francis Ngannou later this […]
Continue Reading The Countdown to UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Officially Begins at MMA News.
The countdown is on for UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane. This Saturday, UFC 265 will take place from the Houston Toyota Center live on pay-per-view. The headliner will feature heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fighting it out for the interim heavyweigh…
The countdown is on for UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane. This Saturday, UFC 265 will take place from the Houston Toyota Center live on pay-per-view. The headliner will feature heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fighting it out for the interim heavyweight championship, with the winner guaranteed to face undisputed champion Francis Ngannou later this […]
Continue Reading The Countdown to UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Officially Begins at MMA News.
Add Big John McCarthy to the list of people perplexed as to why Ciryl Gane and Derrick Lewis are competing for an interim title. The pair are set to collide in the UFC 265 headliner next week for the interim heavyweight title with the winner expected to face current champion Francis Ngannou next. However, Ngannou […]
Add Big John McCarthy to the list of people perplexed as to why Ciryl Gane and Derrick Lewis are competing for an interim title.
The pair are set to collide in the UFC 265 headliner next week for the interim heavyweight title with the winner expected to face current champion Francis Ngannou next.
However, Ngannou is not injured and only won the title back in March. But because he could only compete in September rather than August, the UFC decided to go ahead with an interim title fight.
Many were confused with the decision making process from the promotion, including Ngannou himself, and McCarthy believes there was no need for an interim title at all.
“I have no problem with an interim title when you have a champion that’s out, you have a champion who is hurt and can’t compete. You don’t want that division put on hold,” McCarthy said (via Middle Easy). “This is the one time where I’m going to look and say I think the UFC is wrong. Most of the time I think they’re right with their interim titles, but this one makes no sense, because it doesn’t matter who wins this fight, be it Ciryl Gane or be it Derrick Lewis.
“They’re both very good fighters, and I really enjoy watching both of them. I’m not going to consider them a heavyweight champion. There’s a guy named Francis Ngannou that’s sitting there, and he’s waiting, and he’s got the real belt. It doesn’t matter what happens in this fight.
“You can take Francis Ngannou and not even have Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane, and put Jon Jones, and if Jon Jones wins, Jon Jones is going to be the heavyweight champion. It doesn’t matter who wins this fight, and that’s why it doesn’t make sense for me. As an interim championship, there was no need for it.”
On the flipside, it is just an interim title and the winner will go on to get pay-per-view points whenever they do eventually face Ngannou.
However, it is still extremely unnecessary and petty given that Ngannou reportedly stated he was ready to face Lewis in September.