12:10 am
January 22

UFC 270 (Heavyweight Title Fight): (C) Ngannou v. #1 Gane

Who will WIN this FIGHT?

(C) Francis Ngannou (CMR)

#1 Ciryl Gane (FRA)

 

Current odds:

Francis Ngannou: (+125)

Ciryl Gane: (-150)

 

• Gane should be the more technical fighter between the two, and has also shown movement and consistency in his game, even in the later rounds. He’s also extremely patient and not afraid to be in a low-output affair that fans don’t like, as long as he keeps winning rounds.

• The smart pick is probably Ngannou because the improvements he displayed against Miocic suggest he absolutely did learn from that loss in ways we couldn’t actually conclude out of the rapid-fire KOs he’d been getting leading up to winning the title. We saw a more poised Ngannou who wasn’t firing off wild punches, and he showcased a jab as well as his defensive and offensive wrestling against Stipe. He’s comically strong and powerful and at heavyweight he can basically remain relevant for as long as he wants off of that.

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Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
(C) Francis Ngannou (CMR)
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