On Saturday, Aug. 7, the UFC hosted UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane from the Toyota Center in Houston.
In the night’s main event, heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane collided for the interim heavyweight belt. Lewis entered the contest having won four straight and was looking to capture gold in second shot at UFC gold. The undefeated Frenchman Gane had looked like a machine thus far in his career, methodically defeating every opponent that has stood in his path.
The event kicked off with a preliminary-card stream on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET. The action switched to ESPN 2 for the televised prelims at 8 p.m. ET, with the five-fight main card airing at 10 p.m. ET via ESPN+ pay-per-view.
FULL RESULTS
Ciryl Gane def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (punches). Round 3, 4:11 – for interim heavyweight title
José Aldo def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Vicente Luque def. Michael Chiesa by submission (D’arce choke). Round 1, 3:25
Tecia Torres def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Yadong Song def. Casey Kenney by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Rafael Fiziev def. Bobby Green by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Vince Morales def. Drako Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alonzo Menifield def. Ed Herman by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Jessica Penne def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by submission (armbar). Round 1, 4:32
Manel Kape def. Ode Osbourne by knockout (flying knee). Round 1, 4:44
Miles Johns def. Anderson dos Santos by knockout (punch). Round 3, 1:16
Melissa Gatto def. Victoria Leonardo by TKO (doctor’s stoppage). Round 2, 5:00
Johnny Munoz Jr. def. Jamey Simmons by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 2:35
José Aldo def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Vicente Luque def. Michael Chiesa by submission (D’arce choke). Round 1, 3:25
Tecia Torres def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Yadong Song def. Casey Kenney by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Rafael Fiziev def. Bobby Green by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Vince Morales def. Drako Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alonzo Menifield def. Ed Herman by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Jessica Penne def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by submission (armbar). Round 1, 4:32
Manel Kape def. Ode Osbourne by knockout (flying knee). Round 1, 4:44
Miles Johns def. Anderson dos Santos by knockout (punch). Round 3, 1:16
Melissa Gatto def. Victoria Leonardo by TKO (doctor’s stoppage). Round 2, 5:00
Johnny Munoz Jr. def. Jamey Simmons by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 2:35