Heavyweight champion Ryan Bader unified the Bellator heavyweight title at Bellator 273, then revealed that the pre-fight odds only served to light a fire under him heading into his title clash. Bader defeated Russian interim champion Valentin Moldavsky at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night in the promotion’s first-ever title unification bout, and said he used the ...
The Bellator heavyweight title will be re-unified on Saturday night when reigning champion Ryan Bader takes on interim champ Valentin Moldavsky in a champion-versus-champion bout at Bellator 273. The two hard-hitting heavyweights will headline the event at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, with both men determined to walk away as the top dog in Bellator’s heavyweight division. The two ...
UFC president Dana White heaped praise on heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou following the Cameroonian’s successful title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Ngannou adopted an unexpected gameplan against his former training partner as, instead of relying on his prodigious knockout power, he turned to a side of his skillset few had seen before – his wrestling. “The Predator” caught ...
Two of sports entertainment’s biggest powerhouses have reconnected, with the UFC and Dwayne Johnson linking up for a new global footwear partnership deal. The UFC has announced that Johnson’s motivational performance brand, “Project Rock” is now named the official footwear partner of the UFC in a multi-year deal. A UFC press release explained the nature of the deal. Under the ...
Francis Ngannou has revealed additional details about his ongoing dispute with the UFC following his successful title defense at UFC 270. Ngannou defeated interim champ Ciryl Gane in the main event in Anaheim, California on Saturday night to cement his status as the UFC’s premier heavyweight. But the bout also represented the final fight of his UFC contract, with the ...
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou successfully retained his title at UFC 270, and hailed his team for adding to his skillset, and keeping his head calm, for his bout with Ciryl Gane. Ngannou’s matchup with Gane was packed with intrigue, with the champ going up against his former coach and teammate. And after earning a unanimous decision victory over Gane, ...
Deiveson Figueiredo bounced back in style to recapture the UFC flyweight title at UFC 270, then called for a fourth bout with the man he’d just dethroned, Brandon Moreno. The first meeting between the pair ended in a draw at UFC 256, then Moreno submitted Figueiredo to win the title in the rematch at UFC 263. It set up a ...
Francis Ngannou showcased his evolution as a fighter as he turned back the challenge of former teammate Ciryl Gane to retain his UFC heavyweight title. The pair did battle in the main event of UFC 270, which took place in Anaheim, California, with Ngannou’s well-rounded MMA game proving decisive in his unanimous decision victory. After a cagey first two rounds ...
Saturday, January 22 sees the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of 2022 as the promotion kicks off the new year with a title fight double-header at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Headlining the card is a battle for the undisputed UFC heavyweight title, as Francis Ngannou puts his title on the line against his former teammate and training partner, current ...
The two title fights scheduled for the top of the UFC 270 fight card presented very differently as the protagonists faced off for the final time ahead of fight night in Anaheim. All four fighters involved, heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane, and flyweights Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo, all made championship weight without fuss at Friday’s early-morning weigh-ins. Then, ...