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UFC 270 official poster highlighted by Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane heavyweight title unification bout

Francis Ngannou will look to unify the heavyweight titles when he takes on his former training partner.

Heavyweight champion Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) meets interim champ Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC 270, which takes place Jan. 22 in Anaheim, Calif.

Ngannou was successful in his second attempt at a UFC title, when he avenged his loss to Stipe Miocic with a second-round knockout at UFC 260. When the newly crowned champ wasn’t ready to make a quick turnaround to face No. 1 contender Derrick Lewis, the promotion opted to create an interim title and pit Gane vs. Lewis in the main event of UFC 265 in August.

Gane finished Lewis in the third round to capture the interim title and the unbeaten fighter is set to face fellow Frenchman and former MMA Factory Paris teammate Ngannou to unify the belts.

Check out the official poster for UFC 270 below (via Twitter):

The current UFC 270 card includes:

  • Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane – for heavyweight title

  • Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for flyweight title

  • Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier

  • Greg Hardy vs. Aleksi Oleinik

  • Viviane Araujo vs. Alexa Grasso

  • Wellington Turman vs. Rodolfo Vieira

  • AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun

  • Poliana Botelho vs. Ji Yeon Kim

  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Cody Stamann

  • Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales

  • Matt Frevola vs. Genaro Valdez

  • Tony Gravely vs. Saimon Oliveira

  • Warlley Alves vs. Jack Della Maddalena

  • Movsar Evloev vs. Ilia Topuria

  • Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

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