With UFC 270 upcoming this weekend we wanted to look back and review the UFC Heavyweight Championship and list the top 5 best title fights in history. This weekend in the UFC 270 main event the reigning heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will look to defend his title against the Interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane.
The UFC heavyweight championship is a prestigious title. In its lineage comes the Strikeforce heavyweight championship, PRIDE FC Heavyweight championship, The UFC Superfight Championship, the UFC Heavyweight Championship, and the UFC 1 title. It has been held by some of the sports greatest fighters including Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou, among others.