Derrick Lewis-Ciryl Gane interim heavyweight title fight set for UFC 265 as Francis Ngannou must wait
The UFC is adding an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane to its pay-per-view event Aug. 7, according to president Dana White.
The UFC tried to book an undisputed title fight between defending champion Francis Ngannou and Lewis in June and then targeted it again for UFC 265 on Aug. 7. Ngannou informed the UFC that he wouldn t be ready to defend the title by August, however, and the promotion opted to create an interim title in the meantime.
White told ESPN the company believes Lewis and Gane are both deserving of a title fight. Lewis holds a victory over Ngannou from 2018 in a lackluster three-round fight. He is on a four-fight win streak.
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