Step aside, David.
Goliath will meet Goliath to unify the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title when Francis Ngannou faces former MMA Factory stablemate Ciryl Gane in the UFC 270 headliner on Jan. 22 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. To the victor go the spoils, along with the symbolic “Baddest Man on the Planet” designation.
Ngannou, 35, enters the cage on the strength of a five-fight winning streak. The Xtreme Couture export last appeared at UFC 260, where he punched out Stipe Miocic in the first round of their March 27 rematch and claimed his share of the heavyweight crown.