UFC travels to Houston, Texas for UFC 265 headlined by double-header title fights.
The best female fighter of all time Amanda Nunes will go up against Julianna Pena in the Women’s Bantamweight title bout before Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane go head-to-head for the interim Heavyweight title.
Local Texan and former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis is currently riding a four-win streak and will have his second shot for the Heavyweight belt, after losing his first against Daniel Cormier at UFC 230.
He is one of the toughest opponents in his division having already defeated the likes of Francis Ngannou, Alexander Volkov and Travis Browne, he also holds the record for the greatest number of knockouts in UFC Heavyweight history with 12.
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His opponent, undefeated Ciryl Gane’s rise in the heavyweight division has been quick and impressive. Having been a professional fighter for less than three years, he has already defeated some of the biggest names in the UFC including Alexander Volkov and Junior Dos Santos.
In the co-main event, two-division champion Amanda Nunes makes her sixth defence of her Bantamweight title, this time against Julianna Pena. Nunes is considered one of the greatest female fighters with records in women’s MMA for the most UFC wins, most knockouts and longest win streak. To date, she has defeated every woman to have ever had the title currently on a 12-fight winning streak.
Pena, hoping to secure her first title, will have a tough fight ahead of her.
Other bouts to feature on the card, a bantamweight bout between former three-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo against Pedro Munhoz, and Michael Chiesa meets Vicente Luque in a welterweight bout.
Main Card from 12pm (AEST) LIVE on MAIN EVENT
- Main Event: Derrick Lewis (USA) (25-7) v Ciryl Gane (France) (9-0) Heavyweight Interim Title Bout
- Co-Main Event: Amanda Nunes (Brazil) (21-4) v Julianna Pena (USA) (11-4) Women’s Bantamweight Title Bout:
- Jose Aldo (Brazil) (29-7) v Pedro Munhoz (Brazil) (19-5) Bantamweight Bout
- Michael Chiesa (USA) (18-4) v Vicente Luque (Brazil) (20-7) Welterweight Bout
- Song Yadong (China) (14-4) v Casey Kenney (USA) (16-3) Bantamweight Bout
