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Pope Francis addresses growing conflict within the Church
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Francis Ngannou goes to bat for fellow UFC champion Israel Adesanya following criticism from Jon Jones: “Some people talk and some act”
Image Credits: UFC on Instagram UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has come to the defense of middleweight king Israel Adesanya. Adesanya put his UFC Middleweight Championship on the line against Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276. The action was held inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the fight, Jon Jones…
Francis Ngannou set to be out until 2023 as knee surgery beckons
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will almost certainly be out of action until next year after opting to have knee surgery to repair damage he brought with him into the cage for his recent title defence against Ciyrl Gane. Ngannou suffered a torn MCL and damaged ACL in preparation for the title bout and was…
Pope Francis ties support for peace in Ukraine to Ash Wednesday’s start of Lent
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis praised practical and spiritual efforts to promote peace on Wednesday (March 2), encouraging people to dedicate prayers and fasting to ending the conflict in Ukraine as the church season of Lent begins, and thanked countries that are welcoming migrants from the war-torn country. “Let’s keep the memory of this…
Francis Ngannou on UFC contract situation: ‘I don’t feel like a free man’
Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou defended his title for the first time in the UFC 270 main event on Saturday, but it doesn’t seem to have improved his position with the fight promotion. UFC president Dana White usually puts the belt around the waist of the champion following a title bout. On Saturday, he did not.…
Francis Ngannou just retained his world heavyweight title but did it with his wrestling — something that few saw coming. The champion also revealed he had been dealing with a completely torn ACL ahead of fight night. As usual, plenty of his peers were watching at home. I love how everyone gets so impressed with…
UFC 270 live results: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane
UFC 270 live results: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane UFC 270 live results begin at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT on Saturday, January 22, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Click on the fight below in the UFC 270 live results section. Then scroll to see…
UFC 270: Francis Ngannou, Ciryl Gane verbally spar over memory of actual sparring session
January 20, 2022 10:15 pm ET ANAHEIM, Calif. – For Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane, a lot of their beef might come down to a matter of semantics. For example, Ngannou said Thursday he never was teammates with Gane – but that he already had moved from France to Las Vegas, and merely was passing…
UFC 270: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane press conference live stream
We are just two days away from UFC 270 in Anaheim, California, and the two title fights are in the heaviest and lightest men’s weight classes. In the main event, Francis Ngannou puts his heavyweight title on the line against interim champion Ciryl Gane. The co-main event is a men’s flyweight title trilogy between new…