For Gane, it will be his third UFC title shot in the heavyweight division. He lost previous title shots to Jon Jones via submission at UFC 285 and Francis Ngannou via decision at UFC 270.

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has teased yet another long-overdue return to MMA, and he's not ruling out a possibility that has plagued him for a little over two years: a return to ...

Ngannou ended up unifying the UFC heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over interim champion Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. UFC president Dana White went against custom and ...

Gane (11-2), 32, was coming off a third-round knockout of Tai Tuivasa in September. The only other loss of his MMA career came in a unanimous decision defeat to Ngannou for the UFC heavyweight ...

Francis Ngannou has returned to the UFC. More news: Former UFC Star is 'Fighting for Life' As Wife Shoots Down Death Rumors Though the former UFC heavyweight champion left the organization back in ...

White's negative assessment of Ngannou should come as no surprise following "The Predator's" controversial departure from the UFC. Ngannou defended his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in the ...

Francis Ngannou is on a UFC stage once again. Ngannou, who departed the promotion in 2023 after contract negotiations fell apart, made a surprise appearance at Friday's ceremonial weigh ins.

Jailton Almeida has questions about Ciryl Gane's mindset heading into a third UFC title shot. Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the UFC ...

Ngannou coming back to the UFC, even for a weigh-in, is very exciting. Hopefully, whatever issues he and White have or had can be talked about this weekend.