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UFC 270 was a strange event as Francis Ngannou became a wrestler, Ciryl Gane showed low fight IQ, Deiveson Figueiredo is champion again, and Brandon Moreno has beef with the new champion’s coach. It was a strange night of fights but not necessarily a memorable one. There were many opinions on the way the main […]

Francis Ngannou fought through adversity to beat Ciryl Gane in a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event at UFC 270 on Saturday, unifying the heavyweight title in the process. Ngannou revealed after the fight that he recently tore his MCL and also suffered an ACL injury. Ngannou’s doctor advised him not to go […]

Francis Ngannou is set to take on Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. It has been confirmed that Kamaru Usman will be in his corner for the huge title fight. The UFC welterweight champion was asked about the upcoming fight by MMAJunkie. Kamaru Usman explained what he’s seeing out of Francis Ngannou […]

Ciryl Gane spent most of the UFC 270 press conference going back and forth with Francis Ngannou about a situation that happened in sparring. Ngannou claims he knocked out Gane with a left high kick. Ciryl Gane confirmed that Francis Ngannou hurt him with the kick but that was the extent of it. The UFC […]

Sean O’Malley is the latest fighter to make his pick for the upcoming fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The bout is a very hard one to predict and many are very excited about it. The fight has been oversimplified and many are looking at it as a power puncher vs […]

The main event of UFC 270 sees an excellent heavyweight title fight between two former training partners, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. It’s time to continue our UFC odds series with a Ngannou-Gane prediction and pick. Both men come into the fight as UFC champions with Ngannou the actual champion and Gane the interim champion. […]

Fernand Lopez has said quite a lot of things about Francis Ngannou leading up to his UFC 270 title fight against Ciryl Gane. Lately, he has been saying more positive things and getting honest. Fernand Lopez admits it’s going to be weird coaching against Francis Ngannou after their history together. They went through a lot […]

Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane have been taking turns telling stories of knocking each other out in training. Ahead of UFC 270, the fighters have been going at each other with subtle digs. Fernand Lopez told a story of Ciryl Gane knocking out Francis Ngannou with a liver shot in sparring. The UFC heavyweight champion […]

Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane have found themselves in a weird position heading into UFC 270. They don’t have beef but the build-up makes it seem like they. It’s all a very strange situation. The UFC heavyweight champion was recently asked if he was friends with Ciryl Gane. Francis Ngannou did not hold back as […]

Dan Hardy is a great analyst and has the ability to break down many great fights. Recently he was asked to take a look at Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. Dan Hardy sees a lot of factors heading into the fight including the way both men approach the […]

Deiveson Figueiredo has been training with Jon Jones at Fight Ready over in Arizona. He was recently asked to make his pick for the potential Ciryl Gane vs Jon Jones fight after UFC 270. The former UFC champion detailed how Jon Jones trains in the gym. He spoke about it on MMAFighting‘s Portuguese-language podcast. “I […]

Ciryl Gane has a lot going on as he heads into his UFC 270 title fight against Francis Ngannou on Saturday. There’s a lot of talk about the relationship between both men and somehow, Jon Jones has entered the conversation as well. Ciryl Gane prides himself on being authentic no matter what. In a recent […]

The fight between Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou is full of storylines and has shown no signs of slowing down heading into UFC 270. The two were former training partners and now they’re set to fight for the heavyweight championship. Francis Ngannou has been very vocal about his contract situation. Ciryl Gane was recently asked […]

Fernand Lopez and Francis Ngannou have had a very famous falling out stemming back to the first Stipe Miocic fight. The UFC heavyweight champion then split after his fight with Derrick Lewis. Fernand Lopez has been very vocal about his relationship with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Despite everything that was said, Lopez does have […]

Daniel Cormier recently spoke out about the upcoming fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane that’s set for UFC 270. It seems like there is a lot of talk about things outside of the fight leading up to it. The former two-division UFC champion made sure to remind Francis Ngannou that it was only his […]

The saga between Fernand Lopez and Francis Ngannou continues as the two trade barbs in interviews. Recently, Lopez claims that Ciryl Gane dropped the UFC champion in training and that he has the footage. Fernand Lopez clapped back at Francis Ngannou for saying that the sparring footage that was released was edited. The former UFC […]

Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou have a strange relationship heading into their fight at UFC 270. Gane’s coach has problems with Ngannou, and the Cameroonian champion is not fond of his former coach either. Recently, Francis Ngannou spoke out about the sparring footage between him and UFC interim champion, Ciryl Gane. Gane recently spoke with […]

Daniel Cormier has been talking about the potential UFC fighter of the year for a while now. Recently he picked Ciryl Gane as his fighter of the year and seemed positive the Frenchman was the right pick. Recently, Daniel Cormier went on ESPN and changed his pick. He went with the UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru […]

Francis Ngannou certainly holds the crown for the scariest striker in the UFC. The heavyweight champion has huge knockout power and he’s not afraid to use it. Currently he’s set to take on Ciryl Gane on January 22 with the winner expected to face Jon Jones at some point. Francis Ngannou has been interested in […]

Francis Ngannou has serious beef with Ciryl Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez. The UFC heavyweight champion’s former coach went out and made some big claims about Ngannou not wanting Gane in the UFC. Fernand Lopez claims that Francis Ngannou told the UFC that Ciryl Gane was not ready for the big promotion. Ngannou finally addressed the […]

It is well documented that while UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou has no problems with Ciryl Gane, he does have beef with his coach, Fernand Lopez. The issues between the two continue regarding the sparring footage that was released recently. Francis Ngannou made some bold claims about the footage and wasn’t too happy with his […]

Derrick Lewis went into silent mode after losing to Ciryl Gane at UFC 265. The heavyweight title challenger didn’t speak to the media until the week of his main event fight against Chris Daukaus. The fight saw him lose by third-round TKO in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The experience at UFC 269 was obviously […]

Francis Ngannou has never been a fan of the interim heavyweight title. He was never vocal about it being unnecessary when Ciryl Gane fought for the interim prize at UFC 265 back in August. His feelings towards the UFC interim title certainly haven’t gotten any better. He made a big declaration regarding Ciryl Gane’s title […]

Ciryl Gane has the toughest fight of his career as he takes on the heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou at UFC 270 on January 22. The bout has a lot of hype around it as they are considered the best heavyweights in the world. The two UFC heavyweights used to train together in Paris. Now they […]

Ciryl Gane has a lot of things to worry about in the coming future. The UFC heavyweight has a title fight coming up in January and Jon Jones looms over the heavyweight division. Jon Jones has been talking about moving up to heavyweight for years. It appears as though the former UFC champion is serious […]

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 […]

Francis Ngannou is set to defend his heavyweight title for the first time against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The two are former training partners and had a funny viral moment where the champion walked right past the challenger without saying hello. The moment had everyone speculating on their beef and why it happened. The […]

Francis Ngannou’s former coach, Fernand Lopez, made some surprising claims about his former pupil. He is set to fight Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Fernand Lopez recently went on The MMA Hour (via MMANews) and claimed that Francis Ngannou tried to stop the UFC from signing Ciryl Gane. The heavyweight champion thought Gane was not […]

Fernand Lopez famously had a nasty split with his former star pupil Francis Ngannou a few years ago. The coach now works with Ciryl Gane who is set to challenge Ngannou for his UFC championship. Fernand Lopez spoke on The MMA Hour and gave some more details on the split. It appears the issues came […]

Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou had quite a funny encounter backstage at UFC 268. The pair were both at the event when they ran into each other. Francis Nagnnou walked right past Ciryl Gane and his team while the interim UFC champion was in complete disbelief. You can watch the run in here. Ciryl Gane […]

UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is not exactly a fan of his old coach Fernand Lopez and former training partner Ciryl Gane. The three men were in the same building at UFC 268 and things weren’t exactly friendly. Francis Ngannou is set to defend his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January. […]

It appears Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane are finally headed towards a title unification bout. Things looked uncertain as Ngannou was having issues with the UFC. French MMA outlet La Sueur reports that the fight is currently in the works for UFC 270 on January 22. The event also has Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker […]

UFC 265 is a huge card with two monster Heavyweight contenders facing off as the main event. Derrick Lewis will be taking on Ciryl Gane for the Interim Heavyweight belt, where the winner will go against Francis Ngannou. It’s an odd situation, as Ngannou was originally going to fight Derrick Lewis this August. However, after […]

Derrick Lewis is always money when he’s got the mic on him. The Black Beast certainly did not disappoint those waiting for a spicy quote from him during the final weigh-ins for UFC 265. When asked about what he thinks would happen to his showdown against undefeated Ciryl Gane of France, Lewis only had the […]

UFC 265 is set to kick off on Saturday night. You can catch the fights on ESPN+ and purchase them via pay-per-view with an ESPN+ subscription. There is a Heavyweight matchup featuring two monsters in the cage, as Derrick Lewis is set to take on Ciryl Gane for the Interim-Heavyweight title. It’s time to continue […]

The main event for UFC Vegas 30 is set to be a high-caliber matchup in the Heavyweight division. Ciryl Gane takes on Alexander Volkov, where the winner will rise the ranks and potentially receive a title shot. It’s time to continue our UFC odds series with a Gane-Volkov prediction and pick. Gane is undefeated so […]