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Sean O’Malley has been very pro-UFC in the past few months. The bantamweight fighter has been defending the organization and recently made quite the take on the Francis Ngannou situation. Francis Ngannou has had a very public negotiation with the UFC and things are starting to get ugly. Sean O’Malley was quick to defend the […]

Chael Sonnen seems to have a different take on Francis Ngannou’s contract situation with the UFC than everyone else. People have been praising the eavyweight champion for his stance and willingness to stand up to the organization. Chael Sonnen thinks it’s a silly move, especially where boxing and Tyson Fury are involved. He beleives the […]

Fernand Lopez and Francis Ngannou have been at odds for years now and it all culminated in the showdown against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Many were surprised to see Gane not try to exploit the injury with low kicks. Fernand Lopez recently went on The MMA Hour and explained why they didn’t try to […]

Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones is a fight that many people want to see next in the heavyweight division after UFC 270. Michael Bisping recently broke down the fight and he believes the results are clear. Francis Ngannou is known for his power punching on the feet and Michael Bisping believes that will play a […]

Michael Bisping wasn’t the only one that was surprised by Francis Ngannou’s performance at UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane. Ngannou went with a wrestling-heavy gameplan that saw him frustrate and suffocate his opponent. There was talk of Francis Ngannou facing Jon Jones in the past. Michael Bisping believes that led to his wrestling looking so […]

Francis Ngannou managed to beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 against all odds. The heavyweight champion had a huge knee injury that left him on crutches for two weeks leading up to the fight. Francis Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin spoke to ESPN and gave more information about the injury and what’s next. The UFC champion […]

Things between Francis Ngannou and the UFC are going to keep getting ugly as the two sides look to renegotiate and settle on a new contract. The UFC even managed to fire some shots at Francis Ngannou before his fight with Ciryl Gane. The UFC heavyweight champion revealed that his manager, Marquel Martin, received an […]

Ciryl Gane suffered his first-ever loss at UFC 270 and he took it with grace and honor. The Frenchman was challenging Francis Ngannou in order to unify the UFC heavyweight championships. Ciryl Gane may never get the chance to fight Francis Ngannou again should he not re-sign with the UFC. The Frenchman actually wants him […]

Kamaru Usman was in Francis Ngannou’s corner cheering him on during his win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The Nigerian is good friends with the heavyweight champion and has been supporting him as much as possible. The two champions have bonded over their African roots, the UFC is still building up the Africans on […]

Eric Nicksick was one of the few people that knew about Francis Ngannou’s knee injury heading into UFC 270. Nicksick is Ngannou’s head coach and has been doing great work with the heavyweight champion. It seemed like everyone was telling Francis Ngannou to pull out of UFC 270. The heavyweight champion and his team had […]

Francis Ngannou surprised many people when he pulled out the wrestling at UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane. Michael Bisping was left surprised and impressed by the decision to change up his fight style. The UFC heavyweight champion is known for keeping fights standing and landing bombs to knock out his opponent. The wrestling he pulled […]

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 shocked the UFC world on Saturday night when he defeated Cyril Gane via decision at UFC 270. Ngannou, typically a knockout artist, displayed previously unseen skill on the ground, managing a barrage of takedowns against Gane en route to his unanimous victory. Well, after his statement showing on Saturday, Ngannou appears to have […]

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 preparing for UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane on Saturday, the last fight under his current contract and Dana White has spoken out on the situation, with the heavyweight champ making it clear he wants to make more money. This is what White had to say, via TMZ Sports: “I’ve been in contract […]

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 […]

Francis Ngannou has emerged as a star outside of the MMA world and he’s now talking to some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Recently, the UFC heavyweight champion revealed how speaking to Dwayne Johnson, AKA ‘The Rock’ inspires him. Francis Ngannou was recently on The Daily Show, where he spoke about The Rock. […]

UFC 272 has a lot at stake and that could include a fight against the former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Francis Ngannou had been in talks to face him for a long time and had shown interest in the bout. Francis Ngannou was recently asked about the idea of facing Jon Jones next on […]

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 […]

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 […]

There have been a lot of rumblings lately about a potential fight in the future between boxing heavyweight Tyson Fury and UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou. The latter is heading into his final bout under contract with Dana White’s organization as he looks to retain his belt this weekend against Ciryl Gane. White was asked on […]

The big story heading into UFC 270 is Francis Ngannou and his UFC contract. The Cameroonian heavyweight champion has been honest about his contract and what he wants going forward. It was revealed that he would be staying in the UFC should he successfully defend his title due to the champion’s clause in his contract. […]

Francis Ngannou and his former coach, Fernand Lopez, have been going back and forth for a long time. Most of it comes from Lopez as he has been firing shots at the UFC champion. Recently, Francis Ngannou revealed that he was warned ahead of time about Fernand Lopez. In an interview with the UFC, the […]

Fernand Lopez has been firing shots at his former student, Francis Ngannou, for weeks heading into his title fight at UFC 270. The two worked together for years before having a nasty split. He recently spoke out about Francis Ngannou branching out into boxing and fighting people like Tyson Fury. The former UFC champion’s coach […]

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 […]

Former MMA referee, Big John McCarthy had some harsh words for UFC champion Francis Ngannou’s ex-coach, Fernand Lopez. This comes after Lopez talked about Ngannou’s sparring session with Ciryl Gane. Fernand Lopez claims that Ciryl Gane dropped Francis Ngannou with a knee to the liver during their sparring session. The claim came ahead of their […]

Francis Ngannou shares a lot of similarities with former UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre. One of those is that both men speak French. This was a big thing when the two met recently and spoke about their careers. The former UFC champion had some good advice for Francis Ngannou based on his own mistakes. “I […]

Chael Sonnen is the latest person to give his opinion on a rumored boxing match between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The UFC heavyweight has been putting on the boxing gloves and is hoping to take on some big names. Chael Sonnen got brutally honest as talked about Tyson Fury wanting to take on Francis […]

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been making a big push to try and get into the world of boxing. He recently had a back and forth with Tyson Fury. Eddie Hearn recently spoke about the proposed fight between the two. Eddie Hearn is famous for being the promoter of giant names like Anthony Joshua, […]

Many UFC fighters have been trying to cross over into boxing in order to earn a big payday. Sean O’Malley has expressed interest recently in boxing Gervonta Davis. Francis Ngannou is the most famous one so far as he wants to take on Tyson Fury. Francis Ngannou seems to have a small window of opportunity […]

Francis Ngannou finds himself in a similar position as Nate Diaz when it comes to his place in the UFC. Both seemingly have one fight left on their deal before it’s time to renegotiate with the promotion. The UFC heavyweight champion recently spoke out about how he feels about Nate Diaz. Francis Ngannou gave 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 […]