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          UFC 265: Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor react to Ciryl Gane's interim championship win

          • ESPN
          Aug 8, 2021, 05:23 AM

          Ciryl Gane put on a dominant, smothering performance at UFC 265, ultimately scoring a TKO victory over Derrick Lewis to secure the UFC interim heavyweight championship.

          A lot of people were paying attention to the fight, including reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and long-time light heavyweight champion (and current heavyweight) Jon Jones. 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 itself out in the months to come.

          Other UFC fighters weighed in on social media as well, largely praising Gane for his performance. Here's what they had to say.