This was Whittaker’s third straight win, all coming against elite competition.
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Francis Ngannou left a remote village in Cameroon and spent time living homeless in Paris before settling in Las Vegas, where he won the UFC heavyweight title Saturday.
UFC president Dana White said he hopes to schedule UFC 264 with full attendance.
The stoppage came by knockout at :52 of the second round at the Apex in Las Vegas
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate confirmed Wednesday that she will come out of retirement and fight Marion Reneau on July 17.
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman overcame early struggles to knock out Gilbert Burns and break a record he shared with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 258 on Saturday night.
Conor McGregor will fight for the first time in a year when he meets Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Former featherweight champion Max Holloway won a unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar on Saturday in the UFC’s first event on ABC and first before a live audience since March.