UFC 270 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Anaheim, CA (January 23, 2o22)– In the MMA main event of UFC 270, Francis “The Predator” Ngannou, 17-3 with 12 knockouts, Paris, France unified his UFC World Heavyweight title over interim titleholder Ciryl Gane, 10-1 with four knockouts, Paris, France, with a five-round unanimous decision after 25 grueling minutes, in the televised main event, January 22, 2022, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
A second-round body slam by Ngannou in the second round enabled him to take control of the bout. Ngannou stated after the bout he tore his MCL, and injured his ACL. Gane, who briefly trained with Ngannou early in his career, appeared to win the first two rounds. In the third, fourth and fifth rounds, Ngannou took Gane down to the mat, where he largely pounded on him as the aggressor for the final fifteen minutes to edge out the decision. It was the first career loss for Gane.
Result: Francis Ngannou Win 5 Ciryl Gane, heavyweights
Scoring: 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 Ngannou. Referee: Herb Dean.
In the co-main event, Deiveson “Daico” Figueiredo, 21-2 with nine knockouts, Soure, Brazil, defeated Brandon Moreno, 19-6 with three knockouts, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, to regain the UFC flyweight title. In a hard punching and leg kicking scrap, Figueiredo got the close decision in their third meeting. A fourth confrontation may be in order.
Result: Deiveson Figueiredo Win 5 Brandon Morendo
UFC 270 RESULTS By MMA Fighting:
Main card
Francis Ngannou def. Ciryl Gane via unanimous decision (live blog) | Highlights
Deiveson Figueiredo def. Brandon Moreno via UD (live blog) | Highlights
Michel Pereira def. Andre Fialho via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Said Nurmagomedov def. Cody Stamann via sub (guillotine) (R1, 0:47)
Michael Morales def. Trevin Giles via first-round TKO (4:06)
Preliminary Card
Victor Henry def. Raoni Barcelos via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Jack Della Maddalena def. Pete Rodriguez via first-round TKO (2:59) | Watch finish
Tony Gravely def. Saimon Oliveira via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Matt Frevola def. Genaro Valdez via first-round TKO (3:15) | Watch finish
Vanessa Demopoulos def. Silvana Gomez Juarez via sub (armbar) (R1, 2:25) | Watch finish
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Kay Hansen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
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