Cyril Gane and Curtis Blaydes. Aspinall accused Gane of ducking several fighters, one of which was himself. The interim champion stated Gane avoided a fight with Pavlovich before he took it.

If they fight to unify the belts ... I hope the UFC is going to put the thing together," Almeida said. "Cyril Gane is the only guy, the only name that I've been calling for.

Do you think that Francis, kind of, realized the threat level he was facing when he saw that fight? CYRIL GANE: Not-- I think yes, but not only Derrick Lewis. We can talk also about the Volkov ...