Francis Ngannou used to train at the MMA Factory in Paris under head coach Fernand Lopez. Ngannou moved to Xtreme Couture in 2018 after a bitter falling out with Lopez. In a recent incident that went ...

Fernand Lopez has confirmed that he’s bringing in Dagestani heavyweights to help his star pupil Ciryl Gane improve his wrestling skills. Former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane was out-wrestled ...

Lopez’s sentiments toward his former pupil Ngannou are well documented. Ngannou’s falling out with Lopez led to his departure from MMA Factory Paris and after Gane’s fast rise, Lopez found himself ...

PARIS – Fernand Lopez won’t make any excuses on behalf of Ciryl Gane. The coach of MMA Factory knows they failed in their goal to take the UFC heavyweight title in March when they faced Jon Jones at ...

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There is already drama heading into UFC 270 on January 22 surrounding the undisputed UFC heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. The latter has finally decided to discuss some ...

National Public Radio has a big feature interview with the world’s reigning MMA heavyweight champ, Francis Ngannou. They introduce him as “baddest man on the planet” the heir to Mike Tyson and mention ...