Francis Ngannou turned back the challenge of Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270, but there was still some controversy after his hard-earned and well-deserved victory over his former training partner.
Ngannou showed real improvement in his all-around MMA game as he turned to his wrestling to earn the unanimous decision victory and unify the UFC heavyweight title.
However, that wasn’t the end of the story.
UFC president Dana White was nowhere to be seen when it was time to present him with his championship belt. White also no-showed the post-fight press conference, where talk turned to Ngannou’s next move after he completed the last fight on his current UFC contract.
Victory looks set to automatically tack additional fights or time to his current deal, but it seems the Cameroonian still sees boxing in his future, and he wants what he calls a fair deal if he’s to stay with the UFC moving forward.
On this week’s episode of the show, we discuss all the talking points that arose following Ngannou’s victory, before we threw back to the night’s co-main event, where Deiveson Figueiredo recaptured the UFC flyweight title with victory over Brandon Moreno after a thrilling five-round battle as they completed their fighting trilogy.
However, with the score between the two standing at one win apiece, plus one draw, both men seem keen to run it back one more time to eliminate any doubt and put their championship rivalry to bed.
Enjoy the show!
UFC 270 recap: What next for Francis Ngannou?