‘Monster’ Ngannou beat Gane to become the strongest UFC heavyweight [UFC]

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (36) defeated interim champion Cyril Ghane (32).
On the morning of the 23rd (Korean time), Ngannou defeated Ghane by unanimous decision (48-47 48-47 49-) in the heavyweight title fight (5th round) of the main event of the mixed martial arts competition ‘UFC 270’ held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA on the morning of the 23rd. 46) was pressed.
Nicknamed the ‘monster’, Ngannou ascended the heavyweight throne at UFC 260 last March by defeating then-champion Stipe Miocic (USA) with a second round KO. He became the first heavyweight champion of African descent.
Gane, who debuted in the UFC in 2019, is on a 7-game winning streak. In August, he defeated ‘KO Artist’ Derek Lewis (USA) by TKO and became the interim champion. On this day, a unified title fight was held to combine the two championship belts into one. In the end, Ngannou won and became the true champion of the UFC heavyweight division.
With this victory, Ngannou, who has won six straight UFC victories, has a career record of 17 wins and 3 losses. On the other hand, after debuting in mixed martial arts, Gane, who had won 10 fights and 7 consecutive UFC victories, suffered her first defeat by Ngannu.
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