7:40 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jon Jones was going to be in attendance at UFC 270 on Saturday night. He’d be there, likely close to the Octagon, to watch the heavyweight title unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane, and the winner would likely be his next opponent. That was the plan a
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A heavyweight fan-favorite is set to make his first octagon appearance of 2022. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Chris Barnett and Martin Buday is set for the UFC’s event on April 16 at a location and venue yet to be announced. Eurosport was first
Sep 25, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jessica Andrade reacts before fighting against Cynthia Calvillo during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports One-time strawweight queen Jessica Andrade is set to return to her former weight class to face fellow Brazilian Amanda Lemos on April 23. MMAFighting was first to
Trevin Giles’ move down to welterweight from middleweight stemmed from an interaction he had with current 170-pound champion Karamu Usman. “I met him one time and he was my size at 185; I was 185 at the time,” Giles told UFC.com. “He was the same size as me, he had more muscle mass and stuff
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is set to star in Jackass 4 and will take part in a very violent scene. Francis Ngannou captured UFC gold last March when he stopped a former foe in two-time heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the second round. After landing a role in the long-awaited film Jackass 4, the
The drama surrounding the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and its Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, just got a whole lot deeper. As if fighting with a busted knee against an undefeated interim champion wasn’t hard enough, it seems “The Predator” had a lot on his mind ahead of UFC 270. During a recent interview on The
Dana White predicts date that Conor McGregor will make his return | Video After Conor McGregor was stretchered out of the Octagon with a devastating leg break, many wondered if we’d ever see him enter the Octagon again. Now, months removed, it’s clear he intends to fight again and now we are all wondering …
Champ Brandon Moreno hosts an early birthday party. Deiveson Figueiredo takes aim at a gun range then trains with Henry Cejudo. Ciryl Gane sightsees. Champ Francis Ngannou kicks off fight week at the UFC PI. UFC 270 is on Saturday, January 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
Deiveson Figueiredo’s attempts to get into Brandon Moreno’s head continued in the pair’s final faceoff at UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of Saturday’s trilogy fight. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes:
Henry Cejudo thinks Deiveson Figueiredo’s win over Brandon Moreno was more definitive than the scorecards indicated. Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) reclaimed the flyweight title by defeating Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) by unanimous decision at UFC 270 on Saturday. All three judges scored it 48-47 in his favor. But Cejudo thinks Moreno only won
3:13 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Francis Ngannou has built a championship fighting career by unleashing blows with earth-shattering impact. Prior to Saturday night, the UFC heavyweight champion had finished his five most recent fights by knockout, three in less than a minute. Ngannou’s UFC 270 main event in Anaheim, California, ended with challenger Ciryl Gane
ANAHEIM — Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov speaks with reporters backstage at the Honda Center after submitting Cody Stamann in under a minute at UFC 270 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov talks the biggest win of his career, eyeing a fight with Marlon Vera, or a top-15 opponent next, and when he’d like to get back inside the octagon.
Jan 21, 2022; Anaheim, CA, USA; UFC host Joe Rogan interviews Brandon Moreno during weigh-ins for UFC 270 at Anaheim Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports An intriguing heavyweight title fight headlines the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2022. UFC 270, on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., features champion Francis Ngannou of
Figueiredo put the fight on the mat in the opening minute of round three, but Moreno wasted no time getting back to his feet. Figueiredo proceeded to knock Moreno off balance with a left hand, but the Mexican roared back to sting his foe several times with his own left. “Deus da Guerra” had the
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is just as confused as anyone about why company president Dana White didn’t put the belt around him at UFC 270. Ngannou grinded out a hard-fought victory against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. While it wasn’t quite the showcase that everyone expected, he used his vastly improved wrestling and patience
Francis Ngannou won his big UFC 270 fight against Ciryl Gane on Saturday night but another battle is about to heat up: the one between him and the UFC over his contractual status. The defense against Gane marked the final fight on Ngannou’s contract. But because Ngannou won, a champion’s clause kicks in, keeping “The
UFC 270 Official Scorecard: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Deiveson Figueiredo became the two-time flyweight champion by taking the belt back from Brandon Moreno in the UFC 270 co-main event on Saturday. It was the third time the two had fought. The went to war at UFC 256 in December 2020 resulting in a majority
UFC 270 was not the event Ciryl Gane and Brandon Moreno will want to define their legacies. Both left without UFC titles around their waists. Ciryl Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was unable to successfully unify the heavyweight championship with Francis Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC), suffering a unanimous decision loss in the main event