Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo slugged it out for five rounds in the UFC 270 co-main event. Figueiredo ultimately walked away with the unanimous decision win and the UFC flyweight title. Check out the highlights.
Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo slugged it out for five rounds in the UFC 270 co-main event.
Figueiredo ultimately walked away with the unanimous decision win and the UFC flyweight title.
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane results throughout the night (Sat. January 22. 2022) live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Headlining a championship doubleheader: a heavyweight title unification bout between champion, Francis Ngannou, and interim champion, Ciryl Gane. Batie, Cameroon native, Ngannou enters the main event slot off the back […]
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane results throughout the night (Sat. January 22. 2022) live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Headlining a championship doubleheader: a heavyweight title unification bout between champion, Francis Ngannou, and interim champion, Ciryl Gane.
Batie, Cameroon native, Ngannou enters the main event slot off the back of his undisputed championship victory against former two-time belt holder, Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 back in March — whom he finished with a brutal second round knockout.
For Gane, the undefeated Frenchman improved to 10-0 last time out in August — headlining UFC 265 against common-foe, Derrick Lewis, where he won the interim heavyweight title courtesy of a one-sided third round ground strikes stoppage win.
Taking co-headlining honors: a flyweight championship trilogy bout between reigning undisputed best, Brandon Moreno, and the former undisputed titleholder, Deiveson Figueiredo.
The pair initially met in the main event of UFC 256 in December 2020, battling to an eventual majority draw over the course of five rounds.
In June, co-headlining, UFC 263, Moreno minted himself as the undisputed champion with a rather comfortable third round rear-naked choke win over then-defending gold holder, Figueiredo.
UFC 270 Results:Ngannou vs. Gane
UFC 270 Main Card: (ESPN+/PPV 10 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou (c) vs. Ciryl Gane (ic)
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno (c) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
A UFC light heavyweight championship bout between reigning titleholder, Glover Teixeira, and the surging #1 ranked contender, Jiri Prochakza has been booked for UFC 274 on May 7. – with the event expected to take place from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Attempting his first defense of the light heavyweight crown, Minas […]
A UFC light heavyweight championship bout between reigning titleholder, Glover Teixeira, and the surging #1 ranked contender, Jiri Prochakza has been booked for UFC 274 on May 7. – with the event expected to take place from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Attempting his first defense of the light heavyweight crown, Minas Gerais veteran, Glover Texeira managed to scoop the undisputed title at the second time of trying back in October in the main event of UFC 268 – stopping defending champion, Jan Blachowicz with a one-sided second round rear-naked choke in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Glover Teixeira finally clinched UFC gold following a prior title challenge loss to Jon Jones
2-0 in the UFC since his July 2021 debut, former Rizin FF light heavyweight champion, Prochazka most recently headlined UFC Vegas 25 in May – stopping two-time light heavyweight title chaser, Dominick Reyes with a Knockout of the Year contender courtesy of a stunning spinning-back elbow. ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto was first to report the news of Teixeira vs. Prochazka.
The Brazilian champ officially has his next assignment. Glover Teixeira (@gloverteixeira) vs. Jiri Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) is a go for UFC 274 on May 7. Tough first title defense, but Glover’s entire road to this title has been tough. pic.twitter.com/vvlJkwHRt1
The veteran 42-year-old earned his second promotional title tilt with a third round rear-naked choke win over compatriot, Thiago Santos back in November 2020, which followed a one-sided bludgeoning of Anthony Smith in May of that year. To go with those finishes, Teixeira also bested Nikita Krylov, Ion Cutelaba, and Karl Roberson on his run to the title.
28-3-1 as a professional, Czech Republic-born wrecker, Prochazka made his much-anticipated UFC bow back in July of last 2020 at UFC 251 on ‘Fight Island’ – stopping one-time title challenger, Volkan Oezdemir with a spectacular one punch knockout in the second round.
The knockout win came as Prochazka’s whopping twenty fifth professionally. And the 29-year-old is undefeated since April 2016, embarking on a run of 12 consecutive wins over the likes of Karl Albrektsson, Brandon Halsey, Muhammad Lawal, Fabio Maldonado, and C.B. Dollaway – prior to his wins against both Oezdemir and Reyes.
UFC 270 goes down tonight (Sat. January 22, 2022) from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined …
UFC 270 goes down tonight (Sat. January 22, 2022) from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined by a meeting between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title bout.
Ngannou entered this fight on a five-bout winning streak. He scored three straight first-round KO wins over the likes of Curtis Blaydes in November 2018, Cain Velasquez in February 2019, and Junior Dos Santos in June 2019. He previously knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 before knocking out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 260.
Gane picked up a few wins under the TKO banner where he finished all of his fights before going to the UFC. He beat Raphael Pessoa by submission in his promotional debut with the UFC. He got decision, submission and KO victories. He beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 20 by decision and then over Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 30th by decision. He won the interim title with a TKO win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 265.
The co-headliner will see a flyweight title bout between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.
Their first fight took place at UFC 256 in December 2020 where they went to a majority draw. Their second fight was the UFC 263 co-main event in June 2021 where Moreno locked in a rear-naked choke for the win to become the new champion.
Michel Pereira vs. André Fialho in a welterweight fight, Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout, and Rodolfo Vieira vs. Wellington Turman in a welterweight bout finishes out the main card.
It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check back later tonight for MMA News’ UFC 270 results below:
Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Michel Pereira vs. André Fialho
Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane
Quick UFC 270 Results
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)
Lightweight bout: Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez
Women’s strawweight bout: Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Women’s flyweight bout: Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Bantamweight bout: Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira
Welterweight bout: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Pete Rodriguez
Bantamweight bout: Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Welterweight bout: Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
Bantamweight bout: Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Welterweight bout: Michel Pereira vs. André Fialho
Flyweight title bout: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Heavyweight title bout: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane
We’ve got a full, comprehensive breakdown of all the storylines heading into tomorrow night’s UFC 270 event along with the final face-offs.
UFC 270 goes down tomorrow night, January 22, 2022. The action kicks off at 6:15 PM ET on ESPN+ and UFC Figh…
We’ve got a full, comprehensive breakdown of all the storylines heading into tomorrow night’s UFC 270 event along with the final face-offs.
UFC 270 goes down tomorrow night, January 22, 2022. The action kicks off at 6:15 PM ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, followed by the ESPN2 prelims at 8:00 PM. The main card begins at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
We’ve got a preview of the entire card and the storylines attached to each fight below capped off with the face-offs. And be sure to check out our staff predictions for the event right here!
Kay Hansen (7-4) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (6-1)
Canada’s Jasmine Jasudavicius has called herself the female GSP due to her wrestling ability and top game. Her only career loss came against the UFC’s Sijara Eubanks. You can check out some of Jasudavicius’ highlights here.
Kay Hansen’s boxing background makes this somewhat of a grappler vs. striker bout, but Hansen also has proven to have some strong takedown defense. In 2020, Hansen won performance of the night over Jinh Yu Frey at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker. Hansen will be entering this fight as the -240 favorite.
Matt Frevola is in need of a win here coming off back-to-back losses and he’s going to have to go through some serious heat that Genaro Valdez is known to throw in order to get it. Frevola has never shied away from a firefight, though, so fans should brace for impact in the second fight of the night.
Undefeated Genaro Valdez makes his UFC debut after earning a contract last year on Dana White’s Contender Series. Every win by Valdez was a finish, seven of the three by TKO. Frevola enters the fight at -180, with the comeback on Valdez at +160.
Check out the friendly face-offs between these competitors below.
Vanessa Demopoulos (6-4) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (10-3)
Vanessa Demopoulos and Silvana Gomez Juarez will also be competing on the early preliminary card. Demopoulos enters as the small favorite at -145. You can view some of her highlights here. Demopoulos lost in her UFC debut to JJ Aldrich and will now try to dance onto the victory stage in front of a pay-per-view audience.
Silvana Gomez also was unsuccessful in her UFC debut, losing to Lupita Gomez via submission. Gomez is actually 0-3 against fighters who have competed in the UFC, also losing to Poliana Botelho and Ariana Lipski in other promotions. You can view her fight against Lipski here.
Here are the face-offs between these two strawweights.
Kicking off the ESPN2 preliminary card is Tony Gravely facing the debuting Saimon Oliveira. Both of these fighters earned their UFC contracts through Dana White’s Contender Series. Since arriving in the UFC, Gravely has gone 2-2. An interesting factoid about Gravely is that four of his seven career losses have come by choke (three rear-naked choke, one guillotine). Most recently, Gravely lost to Nate Maness last September.
Saimon Oliveira makes his UFC debut while on a five-fight winning streak. He earned a contract through the Contender Series last September, and you can view that full fight right here. The more experienced Gravely will enter the fight as -240 favorite, with the comeback on Oliveira at +200.
You can view the face-offs between these two bantamweights down below.
DWCS alums take the stage as @TonyGravely135 welcomes Saimon Oliveira to the Octagon ?
Jack Della Maddalena (10-2) vs. Pete Rodriguez (4-0)
With only four professional fights under his belt, 25-year-old Pete Rodriguez has earned himself a UFC contract. For his first task, he’ll have to deal with a man whose 10 career victories have all come consecutively and all but one of those wins being stoppages. You can check out Maddalena’s Contender Series appearance right here.
Each of Rodriguez’s four career wins came by KO/TKO, including his victory last year over Jose Luis Rios Nava, which you can view here. Maddalena is favored in this fight at -310, with the comeback on Rodriguez at +255.
Check out the face-offs between these two finishers below.
Short notice debuts! ?
?? Jack Della Maddalena faces ?? Pete Rodriguez in the Octagon TOMORROW!
Raoni Barcelos is very well-rounded. He can strike, wrestle, and submit. The Brazilian is coming off a majority decision loss to Timur Valiev last June but has won 9 of his last 10 fights. He is also 5-1 in the UFC, including a win over prospect Said Nurmagomedov, who will also be competing on this card. You can check out some of Barcelos’ highlights here.
Awaiting Barcelos is Victor Henry, who has won 8 of his last 9 fights. He also holds a victory over the UFC’s Kyler Phillips in another promotion. You can catch some of Henry’s career highlights right here. And here is his latest performance against Albert Morales.
Barcelos is the largest favorite on the card, listed at -430. The comeback on Victor Henry is +350.
You can peep the face-offs between these two bantamweights below.
Bantamweight talents keep the prelim action rolling ??
And now we move on to the main card! Kicking things off we have Trevin Giles making his welterweight debut against Michael Morales. Giles has won three of his last four fights prior to this move, but he most recently lost to Dricus Du Plessis via ground and pound last September.
Morales will be putting his undefeated record on the line in this contest. 10 of Morales’ 12 victories have been stoppage. You can relive the moment he earned his UFC contract right here.
Below, you can check out face-off of these two welterweights.
UFC veteran Cody Stamann is in need of a win here after losing two consecutive fights. His last victory was an emotional one, when he defeated Brian Kelleher after the death of his brother in 2020. With a victory to kick off 2022, Stamann can show that his 2021 woes are a thing of the past as he begins to work his way back into the UFC rankings he is known to occupy throughout his career.
He’ll be going up against Said Nurmagomedov, the winner of eight of his last nine contests. Nurmagomedov will be coming into this bout as a -190 favorite, and some of these highlights help explain why.
You can check out the face-off between these two below.
Expect the unexpected in this one when showstopper Michel Pereira takes on KO artist Andre Fialho, who will be making his UFC debut in this bout. Pereira will enter the bout as a healthy -275 favorite, no doubt in large part due to him being on a three-fight winning streak. You can get a glimpse into why Pereira has developed a reputation for being one of the most unpredictable performers in the UFC by checking out some of his highlights here.
Andre Fialho will enter the bout on a four-fight winning streak. 11 of his 14 wins have come by KO/TKO, so it’s no secret what he considers to be his path to victory here. To see how Fialho looked against UFC competition in a bout against Chris Curtis in 2019, you can view that full fight right here.
You can catch the face-offs between these two welterweights below.
Fireworks coming your way! ?
?? @UFCPereira welcomes ?? Andre Fialho to the Octagon.
Brandon Moreno (19-5-2) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1)
It’s the trilogy to end the competitive rivalry between two of the best flyweights on planet Earth. Moreno and Figueiredo took part in an instant classic at UFC 256 in 2020, but Moreno pulled away with a huge statement win over Figueiredo when he captured the championship via third-round rear-naked choke. The stage is now set for the trilogy fight Figueiredo pleaded for and that opened up after Alexandre Pantoja was unavailable to be booked against Moreno.
With Figueiredo having cleaned up his weight-cutting issues of the past and looking shredded and ready to roll on the scales this morning, we may see the best version of the former champion tomorrow.
This fight is arguably the most compelling if not the flat-out best heavyweight fight of all time in terms of stylistic clash, unpredictability, and overall competitive intrigue. Both men are completely in their primes, even Gane, who somehow managed to get there only 10 fights into his professional career. This right here is a perfect example of a fight where something has got to give.
Before the two became opponents, they were once sparring partners with the same coach, Fernand Lopez. Lopez has placed himself right smack dab in the center of the pre-fight build-up, making several strong accusations and remarks towards Ngannou. One of the accusations is that if Ngannou had it his way, Gane wouldn’t have even been signed to the UFC in the first place and that the champion even advised the UFC not to bring him in. Ngannou called Lopez a “fucking liar” for making this claim.
Lopez and Ngannou have also disagreed about the sparring history between Gane and Ngannou. Ngannou believed that leaked sparring footage was made to make Gane look superior, though Lopez believed it told the true story of how the sessions went. Even Gane himself admitted that the sessions made him look good, yet he also said that he learned that he can manage Ngannou’s power through these sessions.
One of the most peculiar and unexpected moments in the build-up, however, took place when Ngannou walked right past Lopez and Gane backstage at UFC 268.
Gane shared his thoughts on this incident, stating that he felt it was wrong, given that he and Ngannou used to train together. For Ngannou, it was more of a snub of Lopez after the many comments Lopez has made in the media about him more so than anything directed at Gane. In fact, Ngannou believed the UFC staged the entire incident to help promote the fight, a theory that Gane has publicly disagreed with.
This leads us to the final and arguably biggest storyline heading into tomorrow night’s megafight, which is that it could be the last fight Ngannou ever has in the UFC if he and the promotion are unable to come to terms after the event. With a loss, Ngannou will be a free agent. With a win, he could theoretically sit out until an agreeable contract has been signed. If that does not happen, he will ultimately become free to sign with another promotion.
With so many skills, storylines, and possibilities, the drama couldn’t be higher as we determine who is the baddest man on the planet tomorrow night. Below, you can check out the final face-off of the night, featuring the UFC 270 headliners, along with their closing remarks.
To view the full UFC 270 Ceremonial Weigh-in, you can do so right here. And please be sure to keep it locked on MMANews.com tomorrow for full, live coverage of UFC 270!
UFC 270 will take place on January 22, 2022, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The first UFC pay-per-view event of the year will be headlined by a heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will look to make the first defense of his flyweight title when he […]
UFC 270 will take place on January 22, 2022, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The first UFC pay-per-view event of the year will be headlined by a heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will look to make the first defense of his flyweight title when he takes on Deiveson Figueiredo for the third time. Check out how Ngannou, Gane, Moreno, Figueiredo and everyone else competing at UFC 270 got on at the weigh-ins.
MAIN CARD
Francis Ngannou (257) vs. Ciryl Gane (247)
Brandon Moreno (124) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (124)
Andre Fialho (169.5) vs. Michel Pereira (170)
Said Nurmagomedov (136) vs. Cody Stamann (135.5)
Trevin Giles (170) vs. Michael Morales (170)
PRELIMS
Raoni Barcelos (135) vs. Victor Henry (135.5)
Tony Gravely (135.5) vs. Saimon Oliveira (136)
Jack Della Maddalena (170.5) vs. Pete Rodriguez (170.5)
Vanessa Demopoulos (115.5) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (115.5)
Matt Frevola (154.5) vs. Genaro Valdez (155.5)
Kay Hansen (125) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (125)
What UFC 270 fight are you most looking forward to watching?
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane results throughout the night (Sat. January 22. 2022) live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Headlining a championship doubleheader: a heavyweight title unification bout between champion, Francis Ngannou, and interim champion, Ciryl Gane. Batie, Cameroon native, Ngannou enters the main event slot off the back […]
A UFC light heavyweight championship bout between reigning titleholder, Glover Teixeira, and the surging #1 ranked contender, Jiri Prochakza has been booked for UFC 274 on May 7. – with the event expected to take place from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Attempting his first defense of the light heavyweight crown, Minas […]
UFC 270 will take place on January 22, 2022, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The first UFC pay-per-view event of the year will be headlined by a heavyweight unification fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will look to make the first defense of his flyweight title when he […]