Follow UFC 274 live. Francis Ngannou defeated Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) at UFC 270 on Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.

With the fight potentially on the line in the fifth round, Gane went to his own grappling. He took down Ngannou as the hyped matchup of strikers suddenly became a full-blown wrestling match.

That 17-second clip has become the basis for much of the promotion of the fight between Ngannou and Gane, the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion, on Saturday (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV) at the Honda ...

Francis Ngannou's path to his UFC heavyweight title was not straight, and it was not short. A decorated Muay Thai fighter who made his mixed martial arts debut less than 3 1/2 years ago, Gane has ...

Of course. Gane was only given a shot to fight Derrick Lewis for the interim title last summer because Ngannou was not ready for a five-month turnaround amid contract squabbles with UFC brass.

Featuring Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title, it also plays host to a flyweight title fight in the co-main between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Francis Ngannou never has faced as much drama entering a fight as he has during the buildup to his UFC heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane on Saturday. The 35-year-old Las Vegas resident ...

The full slate of fights announced for UFC 270 includes: Francis Ngannou (c) vs. Ciryl Gane (ic), heavyweight championship Brandon Moreno (c) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, flyweight championship ...