UFC 270

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane

Company type	Mixed martial arts event
Industry	Sports entertainment
Founded	January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)
Headquarters	Anaheim, California , United States
Parent	Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, taking place on January 22, 2022, at the Honda Center located in Anaheim, California.

Background

The event’s main attraction was a unification bout for the UFC Heavyweight Championship featuring reigning champion Francis Ngannou facing off against interim titleholder Ciryl Gane.

Additionally, the card included the third encounter in the UFC Flyweight Championship rivalry between current champion Brandon Moreno and former titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo. Their initial clash at UFC 256 concluded with a majority draw, allowing Figueiredo to retain the belt. Moreno secured victory in their second fight at UFC 263 via submission in the third round. Originally scheduled for UFC 269, this trilogy bout was rescheduled to UFC 270.

A middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson was postponed and moved to UFC 271.

The women’s flyweight contest between Kay Hansen and Jasmine Jasudavicius, previously arranged for an earlier event, was rescheduled to UFC 270.

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 winner Warlley Alves was slated to fight prospect Jack Della Maddalena, but Alves withdrew, leading to his replacement by newcomer Pete Rodriguez.

A planned women’s flyweight bout featuring Viviane Araújo and Alexa Grasso was canceled due to an injury sustained by Araújo.

A featherweight battle between undefeated prospects Movsar Evloev and Ilia Topuria was set; however, Evloev pulled out and Charles Jourdain stepped in as a substitute. Subsequently, Topuria withdrew because of a medical issue, resulting in the cancellation of the fight.

The matchup between Poliana Botelho and Ji Yeon Kim, initially rescheduled from May 2021, was scrapped after Botelho withdrew.

A women’s strawweight fight between Vanessa Demopoulos and Silvana Gómez Juárez, postponed from an earlier card, was moved to UFC 270.

The heavyweight bout featuring Alexey Oleynik versus Greg Hardy underwent several changes: Oleynik withdrew and was replaced by Sergey Spivak; later Hardy pulled out due to injury, causing the fight to be shifted to UFC 272.

Four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Rodolfo Vieira was booked against Wellington Turman, but Vieira’s late withdrawal led to the cancellation of this contest.

Bonus awards

$50,000 bonuses were awarded as follows:

• Fight of the Night: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
• Performance of the Night: Said Nurmagomedov and Vanessa Demopoulos

Reported payout

According to disclosures by the California State Athletic Commission, total fighter payouts amounted to $2,026,000. These sums do not include sponsorship earnings, discretionary bonuses, or pay-per-view revenue shares.

• Francis Ngannou: $600,000 (no win bonus) defeated Ciryl Gane: $500,000
• Deiveson Figueiredo: $150,000 (no win bonus) defeated Brandon Moreno: $200,000
• Michel Pereira: $100,000 (including a $50,000 win bonus) defeated André Fialho: $12,000
• Said Nurmagomedov: $50,000 (including a $25,000 win bonus) defeated Cody Stamann: $65,000
• Michael Morales: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Trevin Giles: $45,000
• Victor Henry: $40,000 (including a $20,000 win bonus) defeated Raoni Barcelos: $29,000
• Jack Della Maddalena: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Pete Rodriguez: $12,000
• Tony Gravely: $44,000 (including a $22,000 win bonus) defeated Saimon Oliveira: $10,000
• Matt Frevola: $46,000 (including a $23,000 win bonus) defeated Genaro Valdéz: $10,000
• Vanessa Demopoulos: $24,000 (including a $12,000 win bonus) defeated Silvana Gómez Juárez: $12,000
• Jasmine Jasudavicius: $20,000 (including a $10,000 win bonus) defeated Kay Hansen: $17,000

See also

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2022 in UFC