‘The Trailblazer’ gave his prediction for the main event of UFC 265
Toyota Center will host one of the crucial heavyweight fights in recent times.
Number 2 ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis squares off against the number 3 ranked Ciryl Gane in a fight for the interim heavyweight title.
The winner of the fight takes on the heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou next. With the fight only a few hours away, predictions have been coming in thick and fast from various members of the MMA community.
Kevin ‘The Trailblazer’ Holland, the number 14 ranked UFC middleweight shared his prediction for the UFC 265 main event, in an interview with the Schmo.
Holland picked knockout artist Derrick Lewis to get the job done in his trademark fashion.
He was quoted as saying:
“Yeah, yeah, for sure, most definitely, most definitely. Derrick Lewis by KO. You know what I mean? Keep the record going!”
Derrick Lewis has the most knockout victories in UFC heavyweight history. He has 12 to his name.
In a recent Q&A on Twitter, Ciryl Gane revealed who his favourite fighter in the UFC was. When asked about the same by a fan, Gane replied that it was middleweight king Israel Adesanya.
Here is what Gane had to say:
It is worth noting that, both Adesanya and Gane have kickboxing backgrounds. And, their kickboxing records are pretty phenomenal as well.
Adesanya has over 70 kickboxing fights, while Gane hasn’t lost a single kickboxing fight in his career.
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