UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Full Card Preview
Regardless of how you feel about the interim heavyweight championship on the line, Derrick Lewis is always a joy to watch and Ciryl Gane is the next big thing in the division. That means UFC 265 on Saturday, August 7, in Houston should be capped by fireworks.
But the heavyweights aren’t the only banger fight on the card as Jose Aldo vs.Pedro Munhoz and Michael Chiesa vs. Vicente Luque add juice to a 13-fight card. The prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 with the main card starting at the traditional PPV slot of 10 p.m. ET.
Check out Question Mark Kicks, which goes live on YouTube at 4 p.m. ET Saturday and the fight companion, which starts alongside the main card.
Bantamweight
Johnny Munoz Jr. (-243)
Record: 10-1 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 2 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Nate Maness (un. dec.); def. Ian King (R2 RNC); def. Rentsen Otgontulga (un. dec.)
Jamey Simmons (+196)
Record: 7-3 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Giga Chikadze (R1 TKO); def. Shawn West (R2 RNC); def. Morgan Sickinger (R1 KO)
Women’s Flyweight
Victoria Leonardo (-102)
Record: 8-3 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 1 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Manon Fiorot (R2 TKO); def. Chelsea Hackett (R2 TKO); def. Liz Tracy (un. dec.)
Melissa Gatto (-119)
Record: 6-0-2 (UFC debut) | Age: 25
Height: 5-5 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 4 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Karol Rosa (R1 kimura); Draw with Sidy Rocha (split dec.); def. Joice de Andrade (R1 armbar)
Bantamweight
Miles Johns (-212)
Record: 11-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Kevin Natividad (R3 KO); L to Mario Bautista (R2 TKO); def. Cole Smith (split dec.)
Anderson dos Santos (+172)
Record: 21-8 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 12 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Martin Day (R1 guillotine); L to Andre Ewell (un. dec.); L to Nad Narimani (un. dec.)
Flyweight
Manel Kape (-200)
Record: 15-6 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 9 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Matheus Nicolau (split dec.); L to Alexandre Pantoja (un. dec.); def. Kai Asakura (R2 KO)
Ode Osbourne (+165)
Record: 9-3 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jerome Rivera (R1 KO); L to Brian Kelleher (R1 guillotine); def. Armando Villareal (R1 armbar)
Women’s Strawweight
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (-123)
Record: 12-6 (5-6 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 1 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Yan Xiaonan (un. dec.); L to Alexa Grasso (un. dec.); L to Michelle Waterson (un. dec.)
Jessica Penne (+101)
Record: 13-5 (2-3 UFC) | Age: 38
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 2 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Lupita Godinez (split dec.); L to Danielle Taylor (un. dec.); L to Jessica Andrade (R2 KO)
Light Heavyweight
Ed Herman (+197)
Record: 25-14 (13-10 UFC) | Age: 40
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 7 KO, 13 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 6 SUB
Recent fights: def. Mike Rodriguez (R3 kimura); def. Khadis Ibragimov (un. dec.); def. Patrick Cummins (R1 KO)
Alonzo Menifield (-244)
Record: 10-2 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Fabio Cherant (R1 Von Flue); L to Ovince St. Preux (R2 KO); L to Devin Clark (un. dec.)
Bantamweight
Drako Rodriguez (-117)
Record: 7-2 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Aiemann Zahabi (R1 KO); def. Mana Martinez (R1 triangle); def. Fard Muhammad (un. dec.)
Vince Morales (-105)
Record: 9-5 (1-3 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Chris Gutierrez (R2 TKO); L to Benito Lopez (un. dec.); def. Aiemann Zahabi (un. dec.)
Lightweight
Rafael Fiziev (-324)
Record: 9-1 (3-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Renato Moicano (R1 KO); def. Marc Diakiese (un. dec.); def. Alex White (un. dec.)
Bobby Green (+251)
Record: 27-11-1 (8-6-1 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 8 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Thiago Moises (un. dec.); def. Alan Patrick (un. dec.); def. Lando Vannata (un. dec.)
Bantamweight
Yadong Song (-103)
Record: 16-5-1 (5-1-1 UFC) | Age: 23
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Kyler Phillips (un. dec.); def. Marlon Vera (un. dec.); Draw with Cody Stamann (maj. dec.)
Casey Kenney (-119)
Record: 16-3-1 (5-2 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 3 DEC
Recent fights: L to Dominick Cruz (split dec.); def. Nathaniel Wood (un. dec.); def. Heili Alateng (un. dec.)
Women’s Strawweight
Tecia Torres (-137)
Record: 12-5 (8-5 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-1 | Reach: 61″
Wins: 1 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: def. Sam Hughes (R1 doctor stoppage); def. Brianna Van Buren (un. dec.); L to Marina Rodriguez (un. dec.)
Angela Hill (+113)
Record: 13-9 (8-9 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 64.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ashley Yoder (un. dec.); L to Michelle Waterson (split dec.); L to Claudia Gadelha (split dec.)
Welterweight
Vicente Luque (-122)
Record: 20-7-1 (13-3 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 11 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Tyron Woodley (R1 d’arce); def. Randy Brown (R2 KO); def. Niko Price (R3 doctor stoppage)
Michael Chiesa (+100)
Record: 17-4 (11-4 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 11 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Neil Magny (un. dec.); def. Rafael dos Anjos (un. dec.); def. Diego Sanchez (un. dec.)
Bantamweight
Jose Aldo (-120)
Record: 29-7 (11-6 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 16 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Marlon Vera (un. dec.); L to Petr Yan (R5 TKO); L to Marlon Moraes (split dec.)
Pedro Munhoz (-103)
Record: 19-5 (9-5 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 4 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: def. Jimmie Rivera (un. dec.); L to Frankie Edgar (split dec.); L to Aljamain Sterling (un. dec.)
Interim Heavyweight Championship
Derrick Lewis (+284)
Record: 25-7 (16-5 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 20 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Curtis Blaydes (R2 KO); def. Aleksei Oleinik (R2 TKO); def. Ilir Latifi (un. dec.)
Ciryl Gane (-369)
Record: 9-0 (6-0 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 83″
Wins: 3 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Alexander Volkov (un. dec.); def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (un. dec.); def. Junior dos Santos (R2 KO)
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