The world’s top MMA association returns to Houston for UFC 265 on Saturday. The action packed event includes the Interim Heavyweight Championship bout between H-town’s own, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane. The hometown fighter is a hard-hitting brawler that shares the record of most UFC KOs. His opponent, Gane is an athletic French kickboxer that started fighting in MMA only 3 years ago and comes into the Bayou City with an impressive 9-0 record. Lewis has the opportunity to secure gold against him and, if he can walk away with the belt, then Mayor Sylvester Turner needs to hold a parade of swangers through downtown to celebrate the new champ.
Fans can soak in the excitement leading up to the fights at the ceremonial weigh-ins for all of the athletes competing at the event at 4 p.m. on Friday. It will be held at the Toyota Center, open to the public and free of charge.
The main card for Saturday night:
Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane
Jose Aldo vs. Pedro Munhoz
Vicente Luque vs. Michael Chiesa
Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
Song Yadong vs. Casey Kenney
Match-ups begin at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, August 7. Limited UFC tickets are available through the Toyota Center website. $90 and up.
This article appears in Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2021.
