LAS VEGAS – Unlike the majority of the MMA community, Derrick Lewis is unfazed by the Francis Ngannou rematch falling through. Lewis (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) was projected to challenge Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) for the UFC heavyweight championship next, but after Ngannou and his team had a spat with the promotion over his desired date for a return, UFC president Dana White moved on. The UFC opted to book an interim heavyweight title fight between Lewis and rising contender Ciryl Gane (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), which will headline UFC 265 on Aug. 7 at Toyota Center in Houston. Although Lewis will be competing for the interim title instead of the undisputed, he said it makes no difference to his bank account
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