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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 […]

Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury are the top fighters in their sports and the idea of a cross-over fight is starting to feel like it could become a reality in the near future. The Cameroonian recently expressed his desire to jump in the boxing ring and battle either Fury or Deontay Wilder. The Englishman responded […]

Francis Ngannou is a fighter that’s very serious about making the transition over to boxing. The UFC heavyweight champion even says he wants his new contract to include boxing. Michael Bisping isn’t so sure that it’s a good idea. Francis Ngannou has ungodly power and has shown that he is capable of knocking anyone out. […]

Brendan Schaub has been very vocal about the way the UFC does business with the fighters. The big talk recently has been with Francis Ngannou and the way his team is negotiating with Dana White. Brendan Schaub recently went on his podcast and brought up a great example of the UFC bullying one of its […]

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 […]

Francis Ngannou is heading into his possible last fight in the UFC when he defends his heavyweight title on January 22. The Cameroonian heavyweight recently revealed some of the demands he has for his new contract, they involve boxing. Francis Ngannou isn’t simply motivated by money, he has always wanted to compete in boxing. That […]

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 […]

UFC heavyweight title contender Cyril Gane has shared his thoughts on the leaked sparring footage of him and his upcoming opponent Francis Ngannou. Ahead of their heavyweight title clash at UFC 270, Gane and Ngannou has been quizzed to comment on their training footage where the challenger can be seen as the better looking fighter […]

Francis Ngannou is one of the most feared strikers in the UFC and it appears he wants to take his talents to the boxing ring. Ahead of a massive heavyweight bout with Ciryl Gane, which is the last fight under his current contract with the UFC, Ngannou has aspirations to battle it out with Tyson […]

UFC president has provided an update on Francis Ngannou’s contract situation amid tension between the all parties. Things have not gone down well between Francis Ngannou and the UFC since the promotion decided to have an interim heavyweight champion. More issues with Ngannou’s contract soon followed suit as claims of the reigning champ set to […]

Amid the behind-the-scenes tension between the UFC and Francis Ngannou’s camp, his manager has finally addressed a few things. When the UFC decided to have an interim champions for the heavyweight division, reigning champ Francis Ngannou and his team did not appreciate it. There has been a back and forth about the issue, and then […]

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 […]

Many people were impressed by Jake Paul’s win over Tyron Woodley and Francis Ngannou can now be included among those people. The UFC Heavyweight champion had only good things to say on the knockout. Francis Ngannou spoke to TMZ about it and admitted he expected former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley to beat him. Now the […]

Anthony Smith has been an excellent analyst during his time in the UFC. The former light heavyweight title challenger has recently spoken out on who can beat Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones. The two current UFC heavyweights have been known for their dominance and are incredibly difficult to beat. Jon Jones has currently never been […]

Despite his talked-about UFC heavyweight debut still indefinite, Jon Jones has a wide array of possible opponents in the division. Jon Jones is trying to get back on track, having been dealing with a series of troubles both in his career and personal life. But one thing certain about the former longtime light heavyweight champ […]

Dana White has been very vocal about his dislike for negotiating with Francis Ngannou and his manager, Marquel Martin. The UFC president was recently asked about the heavyweight champion’s contract situation. Francis Ngannou could be fighting out his contract after UFC 270. He was one more fight left on his current deal. “These things happen […]

Chris Daukaus will have his hands full on Saturday when he takes on power-puncher Derrick Lewis at UFC Vegas 45. The winner could eventually face another big power puncher in Francis Ngannou. Chris Daukaus was asked recently about which fighter was more dangerous. The UFC heavyweight went with the man currently in front of him. […]

Francis Ngannou may have gone through a slight body transformation ahead of his UFC heavyweight title clash against Cyril Gane. After nine long months, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is finally stepping inside the octagon to take on interim heavyweight champion Cyril Gane at UFC 270. Ahead of Ngannou’s highly-anticipated return, MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn […]

Francis Ngannou has been linked with former UFC champion Jon Jones for a while as the latter announced he would be moving up to heavyweight. Fans have been wanting to see the fight ever since the fight became a possibility. Francis Ngannou had Jones on his mind at one point and was expecting to fight […]

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 […]

Marquel Martin has been managing UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for a few years and has always been ready to go to war for his client. He’s even butted heads with the UFC brass in order to get his client the best deals. Francis Ngannou has said in the past that he didn’t want to […]

Francis Ngannou has one of the biggest managers in MMA as he is represented by CAA’s Marquel Martin. Martin has the unique perspective of once working for the UFC. Marquel Martin’s job was to help with sponsorships around the UFC octagon and he helped analyze the deal with Reebok from 2015. He is clearly the […]

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. […]

Francis Ngannou has been vocal lately when it comes to his relationship with the UFC. His relationship soured after he became heavyweight champion. Part of that is because Francis Ngannou doesn’t feel that the UFC is behind him anymore. That mostly came into play when an interim heavyweight title was introduced just a few months […]

Reigning UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may have just hinted at a switch to boxing. Despite the seemingly proliferating success of MMA as a mainstream sport with the UFC as one of its top-tier promotions, boxing is undeniably still the bigger entity, especially in terms of profits. This is also the reason why an array […]

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 […]

Luke Rockhold has recently been very vocal when it comes to the way the UFC runs its business. Things like fighter pay and have been an issue for some time and Rockhold has not been afraid to speak on it. He recently spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour and discussed Francis Ngannou’s situation. […]

Stipe Miocic is someone that many people have as the Greatest Heavyweight of all Time, the ‘GOAT’ if you will. Every fight he is involved with at this point affects his legacy. He is at a point where he takes his time and makes sure that whatever fight he takes next makes sense both financially […]

Francis Ngannou is not happy about the UFC. He made that utterly clear during an interview with  GQ , with his resentment centered around the MMA company’s decision to proceed to have an interim heavyweight showdown between Cyril Gane and Derrick Lewis back at UFC 265 earlier this month. Do you feel like the UFC […]

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 […]

Former UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a broken leg 17 seconds into his UFC 261 bout against Uriah Hall. The entire UFC world was obviously shook with what transpired. The gruesome injury drew reactions from several stars around the UFC. Derrick Lewis, who has a four-fight winning streak going for him, vowed to never […]

Jon Jones has been in the headlines ever since his last bout in February 2020. The Lightheavyweight champion has made the move up to the Heavyweight division but has yet to have a fight scheduled. It was speculated that Jones was going to face off against the winner between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, mainly […]