UFC 265: Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones react to Ciryl Gane’s interim championship win

<div></div> <div class="article-meta"><span class="timestamp" data-behavior="date_time" data-date="2021-08-08T05:23:00Z"><span class="time" data-dateformat="time1" data-showtimezone="true">1:23 AM ET</span></span></div> <p><a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4426000/ciryl-gane">Ciryl Gane</a> put on a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/31973331/ufc-265-live-results-recaps-analysis-derrick-lewis-vs-ciryl-gane">dominant, smothering performance</a> at UFC 265, <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/31984590/ciryl-gane-dominates-derrick-lewis-third-round-tko-win-ufc-interim-heavyweight-title">ultimately scoring a TKO victory</a> over <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2560713/derrick-lewis">Derrick Lewis</a> to secure the UFC interim heavyweight championship.</p> <p>A lot of people were paying attention to the fight, including reigning UFC heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3933168/francis-ngannou">Francis Ngannou</a>, and long-time light heavyweight champion (and current heavyweight) <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335639/jon-jones">Jon Jones</a>. Each of them reacted shortly after the UFC 265 main event went off the air, and each of them had something invested in the fight as the uncertainty about the future of the division shakes it self out in the months to come.</p> <p>Other UFC fighters weighed in on social media as well, largely praising Gane for his performance. Here’s what they had to say.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="4.08"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here’s what Francis Ngannou had to say before the interim title fight started. Via <a href="https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@francis_ngannou</a>. <a href="https://t.co/T89NyKAuum">pic.twitter.com/T89NyKAuum</a></p> <p>— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1424232462935330817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="5.2269938650307"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Impressive performance from Gane !<br />He’s now a legit contender.<br />See you soon boy. When you know you know. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ufc265?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ufc265</a></p> <p>— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) <a href="https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou/status/1424234009345757184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="3.9393939393939"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great fights tonight 👏🏾</p> <p>— BONY (@JonnyBones) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1424232431436013569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="5.2340425531915"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">He’s a real problem! I’m super excited about the unification fight! If I am team <a href="https://twitter.com/francis_ngannou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@francis_ngannou</a> I’m game plan meeting right now! We haven’t seen a heavyweight like this with these abilities!</p> <p>— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) <a href="https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/1424232157770403851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="3.031914893617"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quite interesting. <a href="https://t.co/bya4uuaj1b">https://t.co/bya4uuaj1b</a></p> <p>— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1424233690842877955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="3.4615384615385"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Flawless performance <a href="https://twitter.com/ciryl_gane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ciryl_gane</a> 👏👏👏. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC265?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC265</a></p> <p>— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanBlachowicz/status/1424233223081627649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="4.3396226415094"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two fights in a row ciryl doesn’t have a scratch on his face</p> <p>— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) <a href="https://twitter.com/bullyb170/status/1424231306058153984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="3.2291666666667"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not a single scratch! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/interimchamp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#interimchamp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ufc265?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ufc265</a></p> <p>— Volkan Oezdemir (@volkan_oezdemir) <a href="https://twitter.com/volkan_oezdemir/status/1424230852649701378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="5.6018957345972"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man as much as a beast I think Gane is it still doesn’t feel right calling him “champ” feel like he’s got to beat a couple more dudes to get that title 🤷🏾‍<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/72x72/2642.png" alt="♂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />️</p> <p>— Deron Winn (@DeronWinn) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeronWinn/status/1424231517178396676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" readability="6.2139037433155"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane is going to be something else . Shiiii Dana what’s your cashapp, take my money right now 😂😂😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ufc265?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ufc265</a></p> <p>— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBrunson/status/1424231170091503621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a> </p></blockquote> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports/2021/08/08/ufc-265-francis-ngannou-and-jon-jones-react-to-ciryl-ganes-interim-championship-win/">UFC 265: Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones react to Ciryl Gane’s interim championship win</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports">Patabook Sports</a>.</p>

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