UFC president Dana White absolutely stands by his decision to make an interim heavyweight title fight. When the UFC 265 headliner between Derrick Lewis (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) and Ciryl Gane (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was announced, it caused an uproar from the MMA community considering Francis Ngannou just claimed the title in March. Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and his manager were surprised with the UFC’s decision to have an interim title fight in August when Ngannou’s manager claims that he was ready to go on Sept. 25.
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