Fabricio Werdum is the latest fighter to give his take on the upcoming heavyweight title fight at UFC 270. Francis Ngannou defends his title for the first time against Ciryl Gane.

Fabricio Werdum never got the opportunity to fight either man but does have some UFC opponents in common. Nevertheless, he isn't exactly going with the champion in this one.

“It’s a very good matchup because both used to train together before,” Werdum told MMA Junkie. “There was that one video that had came out of their sparring, and the Frenchman looked better. The champion Francis Ngannou is very good, obviously. He’s very strong, and he’s very impressive,” he added before saying Ngannou hasn’t shown he is a complete fighter. I don’t find him to be a very complete fighter, but he’s the champion, so it’s hard to criticize him. I do believe he lacks on the ground. But maybe the Frenchman also lacks on the ground. We haven’t seen him, so it could be a fight on the feet.”

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Fabricio Werdum likes Ciryl Gane's chances in the fight. The former UFC heavyweight has learned a lot from the short sparring footage that came out ahead of their fight.

“I think Gane can surprise Ngannou because they used to train together and Gane is very conscious, fights well and calm. Ngannou is calm, but he can be a bit emotional. He’s going to have to watch out,” he added. “It’s going to be a very good fight, but I put my money on the Frenchman. I think so. He’s intelligent, calm, controls the fight, manages distance well. I don’t think he’ll knock out Ngannou, but I see him winning on points.”

UFC 270 has a lot of hype behind it as the two heavyweights are considered the best fighters in the heavyweight division. The fight will be highly anticip[ated by MMA fans everywhere.