Hello friends and welcome back to the glorious world of mixed martial arts!
I hope you all had a happy holiday season and are ready to dive into the upcoming UFC 270 card, headlined by the heavyweight championship bout between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane.
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Without further ado, let’s talk about a few of my favorite matchups from UFC 270, which include the heavyweight and flyweight championships.
Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane
If I had to rank my favorite divisions personally, the heavyweight division would be toward the bottom of that list, as I’ve described in the past. It is incredibly difficult to handicap most heavyweight fights because there is a level of variance that simply does not exist in lighter divisions. While one punch can change the dynamic of an entire fight, the power that exists at heavyweight is unmatched.
