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.
#UFC270 weigh-in results: Champ @Francis_Ngannou – (257)
Full results: https://t.co/kdmcYCmft1 pic.twitter.com/MzBtkdd53x
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 21, 2022
#UFC270 weigh-in results: Interim champ @Ciryl_Gane – (247)
Full results: https://t.co/kdmcYCmft1 pic.twitter.com/iVHEKPwRq3
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 21, 2022
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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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