At UFC 218, he expected those skills to serve him well against Francis Ngannou. It was, back then, the biggest test of Ngannou's career and was meant to determine whether he'd receive his first ...

The fight marked Ngannou's return to mixed martial arts for the first time since defending the UFC heavyweight championship in his final promotional appearance against Ciryl Gane in January 2022.

The longest fight took 71 seconds. The shortest was 20 seconds. On Saturday, Ngannou gets another shot at Miocic and his UFC heavyweight title as the two headline the UFC 260 pay-per-view card.

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.

Jon Jones’ retirement announcement shocked the UFC and entire MMA world, mainly because Jones’ career ended on an ...

Francis Ngannou retained his UFC heavyweight title with a surprising display of superior grappling in a unanimous-decision victory over previously unbeaten Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Saturday night ...

Ngannou practically lifted his opponent off his feet with the fight-ending uppercut. He followed that with a one-sided decision loss to UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in January 2018.