UFC 265: LEWIS VS GANE | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here tonight – Saturday, August 7th., 2021, to breakdown the UFC 265: ‘Lewis vs Gane’ event from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.

The UFC showcased the battle for the Interim Heavyweight Championship in the Main Event of tonight’s PPV! It was anticipated to be an all out barnburner for bragging rights between fight veteran Derrick Lewis and up-and-comer Ciryl Gane in the main event, and a Bantamweight brawl between José Aldo Jr & Pedro ‘The Young Punisher’ Munhoz in the co-main event.

Returning to the octagon for that main event, we had fight veteran Derrick Lewis, entering the bout with a remarkable 25-7 record. The former Bellator and Legacy FC Champion, was ranked #2 in the UFC HeavyWeight rankings heading into the octagon. Lewis was banging it out in this Interim Title tilt against Ciryl Gane. Gane, the former TKO HeavyWeight Champ was the #3 ranked contender, who entered the bout with his own impressive, undefeated 9-0 record.

In the co-main event, we had a BantamWeight scrap between former 3-time UFC FeatherWeight champion, Jose Aldo, the greatest FW in mixed martial arts history; & his opponent, #9 ranked, Pedro Munhoz. Munhoz was coming at this off a win against Jimmie Rivera, with a 19-5 record, Meanwhile, Aldo was coming off a victory against Marlon Vera, with an impressive 29-7 record of his own.

Also on the card, we had a WelterWeight bout taking place between Vicente Luque & Michael Chiesa, a Women’s SW bout between Tecia ‘The Tiny Tornado’ Torres & Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill, preceded by our main card opening battle between Bantamweights Song Yadong & Casey Kenney, as well as an 8-bout prelims card.

Our featured prelim bout was between LightWeights Rafael Fiziev & Bobby Green which was expected not to disappoint as part of our extensive 8-bout undercard.

Overall, this 13-bout card saw 3 1st Rd finishes, 4 KO/TKO’s (including our main event & 1 stoppage), 2 subs, & 6 decisions, 1 split. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Penne, Luque, Johns, Gane (White: “F— it, Ciryl gets $50,000” at post-event presser, per Marc Raimondi); FOTN honors went to Fiziev vs. Green.

Here’s a look at the fight card & current fight records —
UFC 265: ‘LEWIS VS GANE’

ESPN+ MAIN PPV CARD | SAT. AUG 7
UFC Interim HeavyWeight Championship Five Round Title Fight:
13. Ciryl Gane (10-0) DEF. Derrick Lewis (25-8) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:11 of Rd 3/5, Total 14:11

12. José Aldo (30-7) DEF. Pedro Munhoz (19-6) – DEC, Unanimous

11. Vicente Luque (21-7) DEF. Michael Chiesa (17-5) – SUB, D’Arce Choke at 3:25 of Rd 1

10. Tecia Torres (13-5) DEF. Angela Hill (13-10) – DEC, Unanimous

9. Yadong Song (17-5) DEF. Casey Kenney (16-4) – DEC, SPLIT

ESPN/ESPN+ PRELIMS
8. Rafael Fiziev (10-1) DEF. Bobby Green (27-12) – DEC, Unanimous

7. Vince Morales (10-5) DEF. Drako Rodriguez (7-3) – DEC, Unanimous

6. Alonzo Menifield (11-2) DEF. Ed Herman (25-15) – DEC, Unanimous

5. Jessica Penne (14-5) DEF. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-7) – SUB, Armbar at 4:32 of Rd 1

UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+ EARLY PRELIMS
4. Manel Kape (16-6) DEF. Ode Osbourne (9-3) – KO/TKO, Flying Knee at 4:44 of Rd 1

3. Miles Johns (12-1) DEF. Anderson dos Santos (21-8) – KO/TKO, Overhand Right at 1:16 of Rd 3, Total 11:16

2. Melissa Gatto (7-0) DEF. Victoria Leonardo (8-4) – KO/TKO, Dr. Stoppage (Broken Arm) end of Rd 2, Total 10:00

1. Johnny Munoz, Jr. (10-1) DEF. Jamey Simmons (7-3) – SUB, Rear Naked Choke at 2:35 of Rd 2, Total 7:35

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