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	<title>UFC 270 Ngannou vs Gane</title>
	<showtitle>UFC</showtitle>
	<originaltitle>UFC 270 Ngannou vs Gane</originaltitle>
	<sorttitle>2022x02. UFC 270 Ngannou vs Gane</sorttitle>
	<season>2022</season>
	<episode>2</episode>
	<dateadded>2015-11-12 19:10:48</dateadded>
	<outline>UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 22, 2022 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.BackgroundA UFC Heavyweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Francis Ngannou and interim champion Ciryl Gane served as the event headliner.A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo took place at the event. The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020 which ended in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title). Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, 2021 where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. The rematch was originally expected to take place at UFC 269, but it was moved to this event.A middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson was scheduled for the event. However, the pairing was moved to UFC 271 three weeks later.A women's flyweight bout between Kay Hansen and Jasmine Jasudavicius was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze. However, the pairing was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight winner Warlley Alves was expected to face Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight bout. However, Alves pulled out in early January due to undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Pete Rodriguez.A women's flyweight between Viviane Araújo and Alexa Grasso was scheduled for the event. However, Araújo was forced to pull out from the event due to injury and the bout was cancelled.A featherweight bout between undefeated prospects Movsar Evloev and Ilia Topuria was scheduled for the event. However, Evloev withrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Charles Jourdain. In turn, Topuria withdrew from the bout just before the weigh in due to a medical issue from cutting weight and the bout was scrapped.Poliana Botelho and Ji Yeon Kim were expected to meet in a women's flyweight bout at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka in May 2021, but Kim pulled out due to an injury. They were then rescheduled for this event, but Botelho pulled out instead and the pairing was scrapped.A women's strawweight bout between Vanessa Demopoulos and Silvana Gómez Juárez was initially scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze a week earlier, but it was pushed back to this event.A heavyweight bout between Alexey Oleynik and Greg Hardy was expected to take place at the event. However on January 13, Oleynik withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Sergey Spivak. In turn, just a week before the event Hardy withdrew due to a finger injury and the bout was removed from the event. The pair was moved to UFC 272.Four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Rodolfo Vieira was expected to face Wellington Turman in a middleweight bout at the event. However, Vieira pulled out in the days leading up to the event and the bout was cancelled.</outline>
	<plot>UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 22, 2022 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.BackgroundA UFC Heavyweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Francis Ngannou and interim champion Ciryl Gane served as the event headliner.A UFC Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Brandon Moreno and former champion Deiveson Figueiredo took place at the event. The pairing first met at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020 which ended in a majority draw (Figueiredo retained the title). Their second meeting took place at UFC 263 on June 12, 2021 where Moreno captured the title by submission in the third round. The rematch was originally expected to take place at UFC 269, but it was moved to this event.A middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson was scheduled for the event. However, the pairing was moved to UFC 271 three weeks later.A women's flyweight bout between Kay Hansen and Jasmine Jasudavicius was scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze. However, the pairing was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight winner Warlley Alves was expected to face Jack Della Maddalena in a welterweight bout. However, Alves pulled out in early January due to undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Pete Rodriguez.A women's flyweight between Viviane Araújo and Alexa Grasso was scheduled for the event. However, Araújo was forced to pull out from the event due to injury and the bout was cancelled.A featherweight bout between undefeated prospects Movsar Evloev and Ilia Topuria was scheduled for the event. However, Evloev withrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Charles Jourdain. In turn, Topuria withdrew from the bout just before the weigh in due to a medical issue from cutting weight and the bout was scrapped.Poliana Botelho and Ji Yeon Kim were expected to meet in a women's flyweight bout at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka in May 2021, but Kim pulled out due to an injury. They were then rescheduled for this event, but Botelho pulled out instead and the pairing was scrapped.A women's strawweight bout between Vanessa Demopoulos and Silvana Gómez Juárez was initially scheduled for UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze a week earlier, but it was pushed back to this event.A heavyweight bout between Alexey Oleynik and Greg Hardy was expected to take place at the event. However on January 13, Oleynik withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Sergey Spivak. In turn, just a week before the event Hardy withdrew due to a finger injury and the bout was removed from the event. The pair was moved to UFC 272.Four-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Rodolfo Vieira was expected to face Wellington Turman in a middleweight bout at the event. However, Vieira pulled out in the days leading up to the event and the bout was cancelled.</plot>
	<genre>Fighting</genre>
	<premiered>2022-01-23</premiered>
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	<firstaired>2022-01-23</firstaired>
	<aired>2022-01-23</aired>
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		<name>Francis Ngannou - (1986-09-05)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - Cameroon</role>
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		<name>Ciryl Gane - (1990-04-12)</name>
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		<name>Deiveson Figueiredo - (1987-12-18)</name>
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		<name>Brandon Moreno - (1993-12-07)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - Mexico</role>
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		<name>Cody Stamann - (1989-11-09)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - United States</role>
		<order>5</order>
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		<name>Michel Pereira - (1993-10-06)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - Brazil</role>
		<order>6</order>
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		<name>André Fialho - (1994-04-07)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - Portugal</role>
		<order>7</order>
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		<name>Said Nurmagomedov - (1992-04-05)</name>
		<role>Sport: Fighting - Russia</role>
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