Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight elites Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo will collide for the third time this weekend (Sat., Jan. 22, 2022) at UFC 270 inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Though the record heading into their rubber match stands only slightly in favor of Moreno at 1-0-1, it’s impossible to deny that he
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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
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
The 64th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 270. We’re first joined by the interim UFC heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane (3:10). Next, UFC bantamweight, Cody Stamann (15:31) comes on. Trevin Giles who’s dropping to welterweight then stops by (37:00). UFC flyweight, Kay Hansen (47:39) then
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
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
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
Ciryl Gane training elbows ahead of UFC 270 Ciryl Gane is flaunting his immaculate striking prior to Saturday’s UFC 270 event, showing off some nasty elbow combinations. Gane (10-0 MMA), the UFC’s current interim heavyweight title holder, will meet his former training partner and reigning heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (16-3 MMA) in this weekend’s highly
Greg Hardy will now be fighting at UFC 272. Hardy was supposed to make his return at UFC 270 against Aleksei Oleinik, but the Russian was forced out of the fight. Shortly thereafter, it was announced Serghei Spivac agreed to step up on short notice, but the former NFL Pro Bowler injured his finger and
Professional Fighters League (PFL) will kick off its “Challenger Series” debut with the light heavyweight division on Feb. 18 in Orlando, Fla., airing live at 9 p.m. ET exclusively on fuboTV’s linear network, Fubo Sports Network. The event will spotlight the promotion’s light heavyweight division, which includes the first appearance of Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA)
7:50 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and TIJUANA, Mexico — Brandon Moreno was prone on his knees and elbows, his head resting on the Octagon canvas. It’s Aug. 31, 2016, in Las Vegas, and Moreno’s potential run in the UFC was not off to the best start. He had just lost his opening bout on The
UFC 270 Embedded, Episode 2: Birthday parties, gun ranges, and sunsets 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. UFC 270
Francis Ngannou will be getting half of his UFC 270 pay in Bitcoin, the heavyweight champion revealed on Tuesday. Ngannou partnered with Cash App which will turn half of his purse into bitcoin. As well, “The Predator” is also giving away $300,000 worth of Bitcoin to fans on his Instagram and Twitter accounts. “After learning
Jon Jones has his eyes on the top names at heavyweight this weekend. The former UFC light heavyweight champion mentioned that he will be watching UFC 270 this weekend when heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou faces interim titleholder Ciryl Gane. While he doesn’t have a prediction for this weekend’s fight, Jones says he is looking forward
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Francis Ngannou’s finances have been a major topic in the lead up to his UFC 270 title fight vs. Ciryl Gane. “The Predator” may not be happy with his UFC contract, but he’s willing to invest/gamble a portion of it in the hopes of a positive return. Teaming up with CashApp,
4:19 PM ET For the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinated UFC fighters will not be tested for COVID-19 during fight week. Fighters and their corner people who are fully vaccinated will not have to undergo COVID testing nor any quarantining at UFC 270 this week in Anaheim, California, UFC chief business officer Hunter
Zviad Lazishvili gives lengthy statement following PED violation following UFC debut Georgia’s Zviad Lazishvili is not having the best start to his UFC career. First, he loses his debut (which he took on short notice) and now he’s suffered a nine-month suspension due to a failed drug test. The Nevada Athletic Commission announced the suspension,