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Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream UFC 265 live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The UFC
265 weigh-ins were largely uneventful, but there was still some
drama before the
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view to crown
an interim heavyweight champion. Twenty-five fighters on the card officially made weight, with
Manel
Kape the lone exception. Kape came in at 129 pounds for his
flyweight bout against Ode
Osbourne. There was little concern for the main eventers, but
Derrick
Lewis did come in just half a pound under the 265-pound
championship limit. “The Black Beast” will be the far bigger man on
fight night, as he was 17.5 pounds heavier than Ciryl Gane
prior to rehydrating.
A fan favorite inside the Octagon, Lewis (25-7, 1 NC) is known for
delivering shocking knockouts. He most recently demolished Alexey
Oleynik and Curtis
Blaydes with punches, and comes into this title fight with a
four-fight win streak. “The Black Beast” officially tipped the
scale at 264.5 pounds.
“Bon Gamin” has quickly made a name for himself inside the UFC. The
31-year-old fighter is 9-0, and has looked great through six fights
inside the promotion. Gane’s current win streak is highlighted by a
TKO win over Junior dos
Santos, along with recent decisions over Jairzinho
Rozenstruik and Alexander
Volkov. The Frenchman came in at a streamlined 247 pounds.
UFC 265 prelims will begin with four fights on UFC Fight Pass and
ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Action then moves to ESPN+
and ESPN for two hours at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, before the main card
airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC 265 Weigh-in Results:
Derrick
Lewis (264.5) vs. Ciryl Gane
(247)
Jose
Aldo (136) vs. Pedro
Munhoz (135)
Michael
Chiesa (170.5) vs. Vicente
Luque (170)
Angela
Hill (115) vs. Tecia
Torres (115)
Casey
Kenney (136) vs. Yadong
Song (135.5)
Rafael
Fiziev (155.5) vs. Bobby Green
(156)
Vince
Morales (136) vs. Drako
Rodriguez (136)
Ed
Herman (205.5) vs. Alonzo
Menifield (204.5)
Karolina
Kowalkiewicz (115) vs. Jessica
Penne (116)
Manel
Kape (129)* vs. Ode
Osbourne (125)
Anderson
dos Santos (135.5) vs. Miles Johns
(136)
Melissa
Gatto (124) vs. Victoria
Leonardo (125)
Johnny
Munoz Jr. (135.5) vs. Jamey
Simmons (136)
* Kape missed weight by three pounds and has been fined 20
percent of his purse.
