Ciryl Gane won a belt that, in truth, doesn’t mean a lot. But he gave a performance in a third round TKO of Derrick Lewis on Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston in the main event of UFC 265 that meant a lot.
Gane ran his record to 10-0 with a near-flawless performance, stopping the mammoth hometown hero at 4:11 of the third to become the UFC interim heavyweight champion. His next bout should be a unification against champion Francis Ngannou.
Ngannou won the title — the real title, the only title that matters — when he knocked out Stipe Miocic in the second round on March 27.