Francis
Ngannou and Ciryl Gane
are expected to square off in a heavyweight championship
unification bout at UFC 270.
Multiple outlets confirmed that verbal agreements are in place for
both fighters following an initial report from French outlet
La
Sueur. UFC 270 does not yet have an official location, but the
card is also expected to include a key middleweight showdown
pitting Derek
Brunson against Jared
Cannonier.
After failing in his first bid for heavyweight gold, Ngannou
claimed the title with a second-round knockout of Stipe
Miocic in the UFC 260 headliner. “The Predator” is currently on
a five-fight winning streak in which he has finished all five of
his opponents by KO/TKO inside of two rounds.
Gane, meanwhile, is undefeated in 10 professional appearances —
including seven in the UFC. “Bon Gamin” claimed the interim
championship with a third-round TKO of Derrick
Lewis at UFC 265 on Aug. 7.