Tyron Woodley has opened up on his decision to post the meme challenge following his KO loss to Jake Paul. Back in December in their rematch, Woodley suffered a vicious KO loss to Paul in the sixth round. The former UFC champion was out cold and after the loss, he took to Instagram to offer
The sport’s heaviest puncher, Francis Ngannou, will battle former sparring partner, Ciryl Gane, this Saturday (Jan. 22, 2022) at UFC 270 inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Ngannou really made a statement in his rematch versus Stipe Miocic. “The Predator” proved himself the better man, both opposite the champion and to his past self who
1:49 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — A highly anticipated battle between the two top heavyweights in the world — who also happen to be former teammates — is now official. Francis Ngannou weighed in at 257 pounds and Ciryl Gane was 247 pounds Friday morning. The two giants will compete to unify the UFC heavyweight
At one point when Deiveson Figueiredo was the UFC flyweight champion, he saw Cody Garbrandt as a potential contender. Now he’d advise “No Love” against ever entering another bout at 125 pounds again. Figueiredo, who challenges UFC champion Brandon Moreno for a third time in the co-main event of UFC 270 on Saturday, said on
Credit: Michael Bisping YouTube Retired one-time UFC middleweight king Michael Bisping has many talents, however, doing French accents is not one of them. That doesn’t mean watching him try isn’t an enjoyable experience. In a new video post on his popular YouTube channel, “The Count” looked ahead to the main event of UFC 270 on
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 270 live results: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane UFC 270 live results begin at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT on Saturday, January 22, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Click on the fight below in the UFC 270 live results section. Then scroll to see
Image Credits: UFC on Instagram UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is no longer interested in the idea of fighting Jon Jones next. Ngannou (16-3 MMA) is set to square off with his former teammate and current interim title holder Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA) in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC 270 pay-per-view event. It was widely
Champ Brandon Moreno and roommates get ready for UFC 270. Ciryl Gane checks his rankings and practices his swing. Deiveson Figueiredo takes his title rematch seriously. Champ Francis Ngannou focuses on recovery. UFC 270 is on Saturday, January 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
The UFC 270 pre-fight press conferencetook place earlier tonight, and we’ve got the highlights for you right here! UFC 270 takes place this Saturday, January 22, from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In the main event, Francis Ngannou will face Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title unification showdown. The co-main event will see the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As it just so happens, fighter management sometimes does know a bit about its clients’ future. Just a couple days ago, UFC President Dana White announced that Paddy Pimblett would return to action vs. Jared Gordon, but the managers of both men shot down that statement. While it is true that
1:56 PM ET Two of the UFC’s most popular fighters continue to express interest in facing one another; however, there are no concrete plans to schedule the bout as of yet. In a social media post on Wednesday, Nate Diaz implored the UFC to book him a fight against former lightweight interim champion Dustin Poirier.
Francis Ngannou may have a lot of options ahead of him with a win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. But one fight he’s no longer pursuing is a showdown with former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. During the event’s pre-fight press conference on Thursday, Ngannou addressed the potential fight with Jones, who has been
Managers are supposed to be the biggest advocates a professional fighter has. But as long-time coach and manager Tyson Chartier explains, there are “sharks” out to satisfy their own ends on that side of the MMA game. Chartier is known to many MMA fans as one of the top coaches in the sport, and a
Both of UFC 270’s title fights have very interesting storylines that go beyond what’s happened inside the Octagon. It’s been well documented that Ngannou entered the UFC and found success under the MMA Factory Paris banner. Head coach Fernand Lopez and Ngannou decided to go their separate ways after Ngannou moved to Las Vegas. On
UFC president Dana White responded to Nate Diaz‘ recent social media comments directed toward the fight promotion’s timeframe for his next match. Diaz has been trying to book a fight against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier, and on Wednesday he told the UFC that “it’s time.” “@ufc stop playing wit me consider this my signature to fight
Paddy Pimblett will not be fighting Jared Gordon after all. On Tuesday, Dana White revealed on The Dave Portnoy Show on Barstool, Pimblett was going to return at UFC London on March 19 against Jared Gordon. However, both managers claimed that was not true. Now, multiple sources have informed BJPENN.com that Pimblett will indeed fight
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