There is a lot on the line at UFC 270. The UFC heavyweight championship. Ciryl Gane’s undefeated record. And Francis Ngannou’s future, for this is the last fight on his current agreement.
If Ngannou defends his title, for the first time in the promotion’s history, the UFC is expected to utilize the champion’s clause, a provision that allows them to extend a fighter’s contract by either three fights or one year if they are a UFC champion at the expiration of their current deal. In the past it was often assumed that the champion’s clause made a fighter’s contract effectively perpetual, thereby forcing them to resign.