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UFC 270 faceoff: Deiveson Figueiredo gives Brandon Moreno the middle finger

Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo had what could potentially be their final staredown ever at UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] had what could potentially be their final staredown ever at UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins – and things got heated.

UFC president Dana White needed to intervene between the two flyweights before the Brazilian fighter flipped his Mexican opponent the middle finger.

Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) meet in Saturday’s co-main event at Honda Center, with the flyweight championship on the line. It’s the third consecutive meeting between the pair, with the first matchup at UFC 256 in December 2020 ending in a draw, while the rematch at UFC 263 saw Moreno take the belt with a submission finish.

The stage is now set for a trilogy fight. Both men successfully made weight on Friday morning, and at ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday afternoon, engaged in yet another faceoff before sharing the octagon once more.

Watch the video above to see the Moreno vs. Figueiredo staredown from UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins.

UFC 270 airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Video: Watch Friday’s UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins live on MMA Junkie at 7 p.m. ET

Check out a live video stream of the UFC 270 ceremonial weigh-ins.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – UFC 270 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

The weigh-ins take place at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The nearby Honda Center hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

In addition to the video stream above, you can check out the early and official UFC 270 weigh-in results from earlier in the day.

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Kamaru Usman confirms he’ll corner ‘stone cold killer’ Francis Ngannou at UFC 270

Kamaru Usman will once again corner fellow champ Francis Ngannou for the UFC 270 main event.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] will once again be in the corner [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] when he enters the octagon for the UFC 270 main event.

Usman, the reigning UFC welterweight champion, is a good friend of Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC). He was in the corner of “The Predator” for his title-winning knockout of Stipe Miocic in March, and he’ll once again be in the same spot for Saturday’s heavyweight title unification bout with Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).

Although Usman has only been an infrequent observer of Ngannou going into UFC 270, he said he’s seen enough to know where his fellow champion is mentally and physically.

“I’m seeing a stone-cold killer,” Usman told MMA Junkie on Friday. “This is how Francis is every fight. It’s something very, very rare when you have a guy this big. Whenever Francis Ngannou walks into a room, everyone knows Francis Ngannou is in the room. I see him he’s calm and he’s ready to step in there.”

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Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC), who is currently the No. 2 fighter in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie pound-for-pound rankings, said his primary goal on fight night is to bring “that good energy” to Ngannou.

The fight between Ngannou and Gane serves as the main event of UFC 270, which takes place at Honda Center and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Usman stopped short making an official prediction for the fight, and said it will ultimately come down to who executes best on fight night.

“I think both guys are very prepared,” Usman said. “I think both guys are ready to be the champion, so the best man will prevail”

UFC 270 official weigh-in video highlights and photo gallery

Official weigh-ins for UFC 270 are now complete following Friday’s session. Check out our photo gallery and video highlights.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The UFC 270 fight card is now official following Friday’s weigh-in session, where all 22 athletes scheduled to compete successfully hit the mark on the scale.

Saturday’s card, which takes place at Honda Center with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, is headlined by a heavyweight championship unification fight between Francis Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).

The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see Brandon Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) clash in their third consecutive flyweight championship bout.

Check out the weigh-in highlights in the video above, and a photo gallery from all of Friday’s happenings below.

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UFC 270 ‘Embedded,’ No. 5: Fellow champ Kamaru Usman helps prep Francis Ngannou

The UFC returns for its first pay-per-view of 2022, which means “Embedded” is back to document the fighters behind the scenes.

The UFC returns for its first pay-per-view of 2022 on Saturday with UFC 270, which means the fight week video series “Embedded” is back to document the fighters behind the scenes.

UFC 270 takes place Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

UFC 270 features a championship double-header. In the main event, heavyweight champion [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) looks to unify his belt against interim champ [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). In the co-headliner, newly crowned flyweight champ [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) will look to close out his trilogy with [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC).

The fifth episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters as they go throughout their fight week. Here is the description from YouTube:

Champ Brandon Moreno stays high energy. Champs Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou work out together. Ciryl Gane spars. Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo trade barbs at the press conference, then the title fighters square off.

Check out the episode in the video above.

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UFC 270 weigh-in video: Francis Ngannou 10 pounds heavier than Ciryl Gane

The Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane title unification bout is official for the UFC 270 main event after both men made weight Friday morning.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The UFC 270 heavyweight title unification bout between [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] and [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] is official.

Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) successfully made weight Friday morning at the UFC host hotel, setting the stage for the highly anticipated championship matchup between the former training partners.

Interim titleholder Gane weighed in first at 247 pounds, coming in roughly 65 minutes into the two-hour window. Ngannou, meanwhile, came approximately 25 minutes later than the challenger and was 257 pounds.

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UFC 270 takes place Saturday at Honda Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Check out the video above for the highlights of Ngannou and Gane weighing in for the UFC 270 headliner.

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UFC 270 breakdown: Can Brandon Moreno put stamp on trilogy with Deiveson Figueiredo?

MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom takes a closer look at the UFC 270 co-main event between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.

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MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the co-main event for UFC 270.

UFC 270 weigh-in video: Brandon Moreno, Deiveson Figueiredo make weight for trilogy fight

The flyweight championship trilogy between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270 has the green light.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The flyweight championship trilogy bout between [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] at UFC 270 is official.

For the third time in 406 days, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) have made weight for a clash against each other and are set to run it back once again Saturday.

The bout became official during Friday’s UFC 270 official weigh-in, where reigning titleholder Moreno hit 124 pounds. Challenger and former champion Figueiredo was 124, as well.

Moreno was the first fighter to step on the scale during the two-hour window, and Figueiredo was right behind him.

The trilogy bout serves as the co-main event of UFC 270, which takes place at Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz., with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Watch the video above to see the highlights of Figueiredo and Moreno weighing in.

UFC 270 weigh-in results and live video stream (noon ET)

Check out the results from the official UFC 270 fighter weigh-ins.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 270 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Anaheim, Calif., and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Anaheim Convention Center. The nearby Honda Center hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in are heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and interim champ Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who meet in the main event. Plus, flyweight champ Brandon Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) puts his belt on the line in a trilogy rematch against former champ Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) in the co-feature.

The full UFC 270 weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Francis Ngannou () vs. Ciryl Gane () – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Brandon Moreno () vs. Deiveson Figueiredo () – for flyweight title
  • Andre Fialho () vs. Michel Pereira ()
  • Said Nurmagomedov () vs. Cody Stamann ()
  • Trevin Giles () vs. Michael Morales ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Charles Jourdain () vs. Ilia Topuria ()
  • Raoni Barcelos () vs. Victor Henry ()
  • Tony Gravely () vs. Saimon Oliveira ()
  • Jack Della Maddalena () vs. Pete Rodriguez ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Vanessa Demopoulos () vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez ()
  • Matt Frevola () vs. Genaro Valdez ()
  • Kay Hansen () vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius ()

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Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Jourdain scrapped from UFC 270

UFC 270 has taken another big hit.

UFC 270 has taken another big hit.

The featured prelim between featherweights [autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag] (12-4-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) has been scratched from UFC 270 on Saturday due to weight cutting issues on Topuria’s side.

A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Eurosport España. The person requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.

Topuria, who was originally scheduled to face Movsar Evloev, drew Jourdain instead when a positive COVID-19 test forced Evloev out of the bout. Now it’s Topuria who has withdrawn after he was not medically cleared to compete. The unbeaten 25-year-old was looking to continue his momentum after scoring back-to-back first-round knockouts of Damon Jackson and Ryan Hall.

Jourdain was set for a quick turnaround after defeating Andre Ewell by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 199 in December. Following his win, the 26-year-old Canadian signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC.

Topuria vs. Jourdain was set to be the featured fight on the ESPN preliminary card. It is not yet known which of the three fights from the early prelims on ESPN+ will move up.

The UFC 270 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane – for heavyweight title
  • Champ Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for flyweight title
  • Andre Fialho vs. Michel Pereira
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Cody Stamann
  • Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Victor Henry
  • Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira
  • Jack Della Maddalena vs. Pete Rodriguez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
  • Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez
  • Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

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