UFC 265 predictions: ‘Lewis vs Gane’ early ‘Prelims’ undercard preview
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN and
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Impeccable technique meets unfathomable power this Saturday (Aug. 7, 2021) in Houston, Texas, when unbeaten Ciryl Gane faces knockout machine Derrick Lewis for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title. UFC 265 will also see Jose Aldo look to continue his Bantamweight resurgence against iron-tough Pedro Munhoz, Michael Chiesa trade leather with Vicente Luque, and Tecia Torres face former The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) castmate Angela Hill.
UFC 265’s eight “Prelims” undercard bouts are spit evenly between ESPN+ and ESPN2; let’s have a gander at the first batch:
UFC: Amanda Lemos atropela mexicana em 35 segundos no card preliminar
Outros dois brasileiros lutaram no card preliminar: Francisco Figueiredo perdeu para Malcolm Gordon, e Rodrigo Zé Colmeia nocauteou Alan Baudot Por Combate.com Las Vegas, EUA 17/07/2021 22h39 18/07/2021 Amanda Lemos voltou a mostrar que é uma potência no peso-palha (até 52kg) e uma das mãos mais pesadas da categoria. A brasileira precisou de apenas 35 segundos para nocautear Montserrat Ruiz e engatar o quarto resultado positivo seguido na organização. Já a mexicana perdeu a primeira no evento, após estrear com vitória contra Cheyenne Buys. 1 de 4
Amanda Lemos venceu Montserrat Ruiz por nocaute aos 35s do R1 Foto: Getty Images
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Brandon Moreno dethroned Deiveson Figueiredo as UFC flyweight champion in June, and the former titleholder’s brother Francisco Figueiredo is out to silence the critics.
Francisco, who defeated Jerome Rivera via decision in his octagon debut back in January, returns to action just five weeks after his brother’s submission loss in Glendale, Ariz. He fights Malcolm Gordon at UFC Vegas 31 on Saturday.
“Sniper” admits he wasn’t happy to see the criticism his brother had to face after losing his UFC belt.
“I was very motivated by that,” Francisco said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “I saw so many people talking crap. My brother was coming off several wins, fantastic fights, and he loses once and he’s not good anymore? Many people talking shit.
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The UFC is back at the UFC Apex on Saturday, July 17 for UFC Vegas 31. In the main event, top-15 lightweights collide as Islam Makhachev battles, Thiago Moises.
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