UFC White House video: Ciryl Gane demolishes Alex Pereira with standing knockout to claim interim heavyweight title

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Ciryl Gane of France strikes Alex Pereira of Brazil in the UFC interim heavyweight championship fight during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Ciryl Gane is once again the interim heavyweight champion after he stunned and finished Alex Pereira in the UFC White House co-main event.It was a remarkable performance from the Frenchman as he picked Pereira apart on the feet before landing a perfectly timed jab that put the Brazilian down on the canvas.

Gane followed with some devasating elbows but once the fight got back on the feet, he just continued dishing out punishment.Another barrage of punches left Pereira out on his feet as the referee finally stepped in to stop the contest with the end coming at 1:27 in round two.CIRYL GANE PUTS POATAN OUT ON THE FEET IN ROUND 2!!!!!

🏆[ #UFCWhiteHouse | LIVE ON @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/VtGog6weDP— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) June 15, 2026“We worked on it,” Gane said about his finish.

“I’m really proud of myself, really proud of my team. We knew it was possible to do that. We knew, everybody knows I’m a great athlete.

I’m really technical but people underestimate me. We will see. Now I just want to say thank you.

“Next, everybody knows, let’s do that in Paris in September.”The next fight is a title unification bout against Tom Aspinall once his eye heals and he’s ready to compete again. But before he faces Aspinall again, Gane first had to ge through Pereira.

Pereira was head hunting early with a pair of head kicks defended well by Gane. The kicks continued but this time Pereira went to the legs while Gane was tossing out his lead jab, although he wasn’t connecting much in the opening exchanges.Gane got more active late in the round and he clipped Pereira with a well-timed combination and followed with a head kick of his own as Pereira was forced to back up and play defense.

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