ANAHEIM, Calif. – UFC 270 goes down Saturday, and the promotion is putting on two intriguing championship fights to kick off its 2022 pay-per-view schedule.
Much of the focus, of course, is on the main event between heavyweight champion [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and interim titleholder [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), but the co-main event flyweight trilogy fight between [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) is getting its fair share of attention, too.
UFC 270 takes place at Honda Center. The pay-per-view main card follows prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
To get insight into all the storylines around Ngannou vs. Gane and Moreno vs. Figueiredo watch the video above as MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn and UFC light heavyweight contender/ESPN analyst [autotag]Anthony Smith[/autotag] preview the event.
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