LAS VEGAS – For Derrick Lewis, the choice between heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane was a simple one.
“They told me what I’m getting paid if I’m fighting Francis, and they told me what I’m getting paid if I’m fighting Ciryl,” Lewis told reporters backstage at UFC 264. “So it don’t matter to me.”
Lewis, who headlines UFC 265 opposite Gane for the UFC interim heavyweight title, said there’s no difference in his check whether he fights the champ or the top contender. There very well might be a big difference, however, if he fights the champ with a gold belt around his waist.