15-06-26
Ciryl Gane reclaimed interim heavyweight gold on Sunday, stopping Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.
Gane earned a fifth-round TKO, with the finish officially coming at 1:27 of Round 5 when referee Herb Dean stepped in. The bout was contested for the interim heavyweight title, and the victory made Gane interim heavyweight champion for the second time.
The matchup marked Pereira’s heavyweight debut. The former middleweight and light heavyweight titleholder has now dropped two of his last three bouts.
With the belt back around his waist, Gane is aligned for another showdown with Tom Aspinall after their previous meeting in October ended in a no contest due to an eye poke.
