Derrick Lewis gets another shot at the ultimate UFC goal this week, and he’ll do it in front of his home city fans.
Lewis (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) takes on Ciryl Gane (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) for the interim heavyweight title in the UFC 265 man event at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. The winner is presumed to advance to a title unification bout against champion Francis Ngannou.
Inn 2018, Lewis fought then-champ Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight title at UFC 230, but lost with a second-round rear-naked choke. He lost to former champ Junior Dos Santos one fight after that for the first skid of his career.
Since then, he’s rolled off four straight wins to get his meeting with Gane for the interim belt.
Lewis has had some exciting finishes over his career in the UFC, but perhaps the most memorable was the win that got him his shot at Cormier. At UFC 229, after getting handled for most of the fight against former Bellator champ Alexander Volkov, Lewis had a Hail Mary knockout finish with just 11 seconds left in the fight.
You can relive that UFC 229 matchup between Lewis and Volkov in the video above. Then don’t miss Lewis’ fight with Gane on Saturday at UFC 265.
