| UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) | |||
| Venue | Toyota Center | |||
| City | Houston,Texas, United States | |||
| Attendance | 16,604[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3,460,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 7, 2021, at theToyota Center inHouston,Texas, United States.[2]
An interimUFC Heavyweight Championship bout between former title challengerDerrick Lewis andCiryl Gane headlined the event.[2] The original plan was to feature current championFrancis Ngannou defending his title against Lewis, but the promotion opted to move forward with the interim contest due to the alleged refusal of the champion to defend it in August (despite winning the championship just over four months earlier and claiming he was available for his first defense in September).[3]
AUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the current championAmanda Nunes (also the currentUFC Women's Featherweight Champion) andThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winnerJulianna Peña was expected to take place at the event.[4] However on July 29, the bout was pulled due to Nunestesting positive for COVID-19. The bout was rescheduled forUFC 269.[5]
Johnny Muñoz Jr. and Jamey Simmons were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout atUFC 261, but the latter pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.[6] They were later rescheduled for this event.[7]
A middleweight bout betweenUriah Hall andSean Strickland was expected to take place at this event.[8] However, the pairing was moved to the week prior and headlinedUFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland.[9]
A women's strawweight rematch betweenTecia Torres and formerInvicta FC Strawweight ChampionAngela Hill took place at this event.[10] The pairing met previously atUFC 188 in June 2015, when Torres won by unanimous decision.[11] The rematch was originally scheduled to take place in December 2020 atUFC 256, but Hilltested positive for COVID-19 during the week leading up to the event and was removed from the bout.[12]
A bantamweight bout betweenMiles Johns andAnderson dos Santos took place at this event.[13] The pair was scheduled to meet atUFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés, but it was removed just hours before the show due to COVID-19 protocol issues stemming from dos Santos' camp.[14]
At the weigh-ins, formerRizin Bantamweight ChampionManel Kape weighed in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he forfeited 20% of his purse to his opponentOde' Osbourne.[15]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | def. | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:11 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | José Aldo | def. | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | def. | Michael Chiesa | Submission (D’Arce choke) | 1 | 3:25 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Tecia Torres | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Song Yadong | def. | Casey Kenney | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Rafael Fiziev | def. | Bobby Green | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Vince Morales | def. | Drako Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | def. | Ed Herman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jessica Penne | def. | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Manel Kape | def. | Ode' Osbourne | KO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 4:44 | |
| Bantamweight | Miles Johns | def. | Anderson dos Santos | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:16 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Melissa Gatto | def. | Victoria Leonardo | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | def. | Jamey Simmons | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:35 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
