Francis Ngannou has been very vocal about his desire to ink a new contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that will not only give him a huge bump in pay, but also the chance to branch out and box. Speaking of “The Sweet Science,” Ngannou has also been open about his goal to challenge current
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7:49 AM ET PARIS — An Uber arrives for a pickup outside the MMA Factory gym in the Rungis neighborhood, near Orly Airport. It’s a brisk afternoon with a light rain, three days after Christmas. The city, a capital of arts from fashion to culinary, is relatively quiet. When the driver hears that his passenger
UFC President Dana White thinks Francis Ngannou may be taking his eye off the ball in advance of a title unifier against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, casting doubt on the heavyweight champ’s mindset amid a showdown over his contract. “You’re talking about, you don’t want to fight under your contract – he gets a
Oct 27, 2018; Moncton, Canada; Calvin Kattar (red gloves) fights Chris Fishgold (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moncton Events Centre. Mandatory Credit: Trevor MacMillan-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 46 medical suspensions — exclusively on MixedMartialArts.com — are in from the Nevada Athletic Commission, and both fighters from the night’s main event could
First, Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Gerald McCoy makes his UFC Unfiltered debut. Before Matt and Gerald bond over Hugh Jackman’s only flaw as Wolverine, he shares how impressed he is with fighters like Michael Chandler and Dominick Cruz after seeing them train in-person, and how heartbroken he was after seeing his favorite fighter, Amanda
Ciryl Gane thinks his fight against Francis Ngannou isn’t as easy as two styles colliding. Many have billed the upcoming heavyweight title fight as a clash of two different types of a fighter. On Gane’s side, many see his technical skills and his variety of abilities as his main strength. But on Ngannou’s end, people
Ciryl Gane wants Jon Jones next | UFC 270 Video Interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane will try to unify the belts on Saturday when he faces champion Francis Ngannou in the UFC 270 main event. If Gane defeats Ngannou on Saturday, he’d like to faces former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in his first title
UFC President Dana White, Matt Serra, and Din Thomas head to Denver, Colorado. They learn how to cook Rocky Mountain Oysters and make ice cream before Matt and Din test their courage on the Terror-Dactyl. Then Matt and Din head to Empower Field to take punting lessons from Sam Martin of the Denver Broncos. Finally,
By Farah Hannoun | January 20, 2022 11:20 am ET Henry Cejudo went from Brandon Moreno’s mentor to cornering against him at UFC 270. UFC flyweight champion Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) was a cast member on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which Cejudo coached alongside Joseph Benavidez. Heading into the competition, Moreno was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Marvin Vettori just cannot let go of his beef with Israel Adesanya. The Italian competitor earned a lot of goodwill throughout the chaos of his match up vs. Paulo Costa. Against an opponent who missed weight by a ridiculous amount and threatened to walk if substantially fined, Vettori gamely focused on
6:41 AM ET UFC has announced it will host a fight night in the UK, which will be the first time in three years. The event, to be held in London on March 19th, is the first of its kind since Jorge Masvidal recorded a stunning knockout win over Liverpool’s Darren Till at the O2
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz A huge part of the narrative surrounding the upcoming UFC 270 main event is the history shared between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. The only problem is, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion doesn’t understand where that story started. Because while he did count Gane as a training partner three
Calvin Kattar’s head coach Tyson Chartier has no doubt that after Max Holloway, his guy should be next in line for a UFC featherweight title shot. And they would gladly take that opportunity at UFC 273 if the promotion needed a late replacement for the card’s championship headliner. The New England Cartel is riding high
And with that, Frevola moved on. As soon as the fight was over, he got down to the business of marrying his lady, Billie, which he did in September. After that, it was a little honeymoon to Italy and Africa’s Seychelles Islands, and as the newlyweds’ trip wound down, Frevola got news of a fight
The online chatter between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz hasn’t slowed down one bit. The fan favorites took to Twitter again Wednesday to stress their interest in a matchup against one another. Things kicked off in the afternoon with a cryptic Tweet from Poirier that could have been directed towards anybody. The former lightweight title
Israel Adesanya breaks down the two UFC 270 title fights | Video Israel Adesanya breaks down the two UFC 270 world title bouts between heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou and undefeated interim titleholder Ciryl Gane and the flyweight championship trilogy between champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo. UFC 270 takes place on Saturday at
By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | January 19, 2022 9:00 pm ET ANAHEIM, Calif. – Deiveson Figueiredo has made tremendous sacrifices in the lead-up to UFC 270, and he expects it to pay off by taking the flyweight title back from Brandon Moreno. Going into what’s a must-win trilogy bout on Saturday, Figueiredo (20-2-1
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle FC promotion has been making big moves with the recent signing of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender, Kevin Lee. But the former 155-pound champion and his team aren’t done yet. According to MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin, the promotion has inked another former UFC veteran as Impa Kasanganay has reached an