A re-cap of UFC 270: 1 and new, 1 and still

          Saying this card was a let down, might be a tad bit of an overreaction.....but it sure didn't live up to the hype. The main and the co-main events were fights I was definitely looking forward to watching since they were announced. Francis Ngannou v's Cyril Gane was truly supposed to be a heavyweight battle, one that we've never seen before. Brandon Moreno v's Deiveson Figueiredo was a trilogy that every MMA fan wanted to see, to me? Both of them fell sort of flat....


Main Event: Francis Ngannou v's Cyril Gane (Heavyweight Title)
          Like I said, this fight was supposed to be a true battle of heavyweight giants, it was not that. Gane didn't offer much in terms of out put on the feet, didn't really try taking Ngannou to the ground and honestly, Gane didn't do much of anything. I'm not sure if Gane was afraid of Francis's power or what it was but he was very hesitant to pull the trigger on just about anything.....outside of the spinning kicks to the body or the occasional head kick. Francis showed he has become a more well rounded fighter by taking Gane down 5 times and controlling almost all of the work on the ground. Ngannou's contract is up but that doesn't mean this will be his last fight in the UFC. Ngannou beat Gane by unanimous decision and rightfully so. Who's next for Francis? Sounds like it might be Jon Jones, which is a fight I will for sure be in the corner of Predator.

Co-Main Event: Brandon Moreno v's Deiveson Figueiredo (Flyweight Title)
         The flyweight trilogy we've all been waiting for. Ever since Moreno got the finish in their last fight and their first fight ended in a draw, we all wanted to see this trilogy. Personally I think it delivered, it was a great back and forth fight. Figuerido knocked Moreno down a couple of times and that seemed to be the difference in the fight. It was one of those fights no matter who they gave it to, I probably could have came up with a reason to agree with the decision. Moreno, oddly enough seemed to have the power advantage in this fight, which is something I never thought I would say against Figueiredo. But, in the end Figueiredo re-claimed his flyweight strap by unanimous decision over Brandon Moreno. What's next for Figueiredo? Who knows honestly. To me it should be Moreno again, in their trilogy the record is 1-1-1......I think you need to run this back for the 4th and final time. The only other option in my opinion would be Askar Askarov or Kai-Kara France......but those two are scheduled to face off sometime in March. So let's run it back.....


Not many other huge notable fights, for me at least on this card to talk about or run down. Michel Pereira defeated Andre Fialho by unanimous decision, Said Nurmagomedov defeated Cody Stamann in just 47 seconds by guillotine, and Michael Morales defeated Trevin Giles by TKO to kick off the main card.

The next card for the UFC is February 5th with the Main Event of Jack Hermansson v's Sean Strickland. Not many fights have even been announced for this card. The main event should be a good one, Sean Strickland is riding a 5 fight win streak and Jack Hermansson is trying to get back on track after his win over Edmen Shahbazyan. You never know what's going to happen in a Sean Strickland fight.....yeah the same Sean Strickland who said he's always wanted to murder someone. No, really he's said that....

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