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, ...
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 ...
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou poured cold water on any thoughts of him facing pound-for-pound great Jon Jones, saying that he has moved on from any plans to face the former light-heavyweight champion. Jones relinquished his 205-pound strap and announced his move up to heavyweight in early 2020, but has yet to set foot in the octagon in his new ...
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the UFC’s return to London, the event now has a scheduled headliner. Longtime UFC heavyweight contender and former Bellator world champion Alexander Volkov will welcome English heavyweight prospect Tom Aspinall to the upper echelon of the UFC’s heavyweight division in a five-round bout that will top the bill at The O2 Arena ...
Did Francis Ngannou really say that he had knocked out Ciryl Gane during a sparring session? The Cameroonian, who puts his UFC heavyweight title on the line against Gane on Saturday at UFC 270, made reference to it during the UFC 270 Countdown show ahead of fight night. It was new information for the press pack in California, who asked ...