Ciryl Gane moved to 10-0 at UFC 265 with a dominant win over Derrick Lewis to become the new interim heavyweight champion and that performance has now made him the favorite to beat Francis Ngannou.
The first odds for the heavyweight title unification bout have been released with Gane now slightly favored ahead of Ngannou for the inevitable showdown between the former training partners turned rivals.
According to the odds makers at SportsBetting.ag, Gane moved from underdog to favorite status based upon his win over Lewis where he stopped “The Black Beast” with a flurry of strikes in the third round.