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Cyril Gahn defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 265. Photo USA Today Sports
A very convincing victory in the UFC 265 main fight.
Cyril Gan, 31 Heavy weight. Statistics in MMA: 10 wins, 0 losses.
Derrick Lewis, 36 Heavy weight. Statistics in MMA: 25 wins, 8 losses.
Derrick Lewis was originally scheduled to face reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. But the Cameroonian management tried to postpone protection until September. The promotion was not ready to wait another month, so it was decided to play a temporary zone between the second and third numbers of the rating.
That, of course, made sense. The leadership of the organization could not allow another example of low champion activity, as was the case with Stipe Miocic and his trilogy with Daniel Cormier.
Gun is a real godsend for heavy weight. A smart, fast, versatile and technical fighter with the promise of repeating the success that John Jones achieved at light heavyweight. It seems that Cyril can find the key to any opponent. If Jones sometimes worked to injure opponents, then Gan Universal Brand in Ghana simply dismantles them using the legendary method "Fly like a butterfly, sorry like a bee."
That is exactly what happened today. He neatly began the duel with Lewis: he was light on his feet, pulled out. This is logical - Derrick usually ends fights with one blow, which often runs counter to the opponent's attack - he catches on the move. Hahn neutralized this at once. Throughout the first round, the Frenchman did not allow Lewis to get close with the help of kicks on the legs and the body, and at the same time, he worked competently on his legs. Thus, he kept himself safe and tired of the opponent.
In the second round, Cyril immediately threw a heavy jab, showing that now the American's head would also be under his gun - and this is a cool tactic. He had just been programming Lewis' legs and body for five minutes, making him think about how to avoid kicks and how to break through his defense. And then a new challenge appeared for Derrick - not to forget about protecting your head.
Gahn systematically increased the pace while Lewis shifted from foot to foot, occasionally throwing kicks. Derrick struck his first amplitude blow with a hand when the timer had 40 seconds left until the end of the second round. And as soon as Lewis got closer, Gahn instantly broke the distance, forcing the American to start all over again.
Lewis was never known for cardio. He had to go all-in. At the beginning of the third round, he again tried to approach Gan in order to inflict at least some damage, but during the time while he was aiming, Gan managed to throw a low-kick, strike into the body and stick a couple of jabs.
The maximum success of Lewis' attacks is a clinch, but even at the gap he could not hit the fast Cyril.
At the end of the round, Gun shocked Lewis, after which for about 10 seconds he drove the opponent into the net with powerful blows to the head. Lewis stood for a while and even answered several times. But when Gan showed that he was not going to let him go, but intends to continue the attack, Derrick himself switched to a deaf defense on the ground - that is, to the position when the referee will hurry to stop the fight faster. And so it happened.
So Gang became the interim UFC heavyweight champion. And this was only his 10th fight in MMA. Now he will face a duel with Ngannu. This is a fundamental confrontation, because the coach of Ghana - Fernand Lopez - once made Nganna an MMA fighter, and later - a UFC star. But then Ngannu decided to part ways with Lopez. He never publicly thanked him.
Of course, Ngannu is not at all a fighter like Lewis. There are no more fighters like him. But there haven't been guys like Gan in the UFC yet.
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