5 former UFC heavyweight champions Francis Ngannou has defeated

The heavyweight champion defeated his fifth former champion on Saturday

Francis Ngannou defeated interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane to unify the title at UFC 270 on Saturday. The win marked the fifth time 'The Predator' has defeated a former UFC heavyweight champion.

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Ngannou's dominance in the heavyweight division is now well-documented. At first, he was known to be a ruthless knockout artist but he has continued to add new facets to his game. He showcased this on Saturday with an astonishing grappling performance that saw him pull out a huge win.

The fight on Saturday was the last on the champion's current UFC contract and so it remains to be seen where he will go from here. Regardless of what his next step is, he has already achieved big and his five wins over other former champions show this.

It will be interesting to see if Ngannou can add to his current tally of five, should he re-sign with the promotion. There are no more active former UFC heavyweight champions but perhaps he could yet face former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

While there is plenty to look forward to for 'The Predator' regardless of what he chooses to do next, let us now look back at what he has already accomplished. Here are five former UFC heavyweight champions Francis Ngannou has defeated:

#5. Ciryl Gane

Gane suffered a unanimous decision loss at UFC 270

First on the list is the man he beat on Saturday. Ciryl Gane put on one of the better displays we have ever seen from a man fighting 'The Predator' but given Gane was only ever the interim champion, he came in at fifth.

🚨 GANE WINS BY TKO 🚨

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'Bon Gamin' looked good early in the fight, keeping the champion at bay but admittedly not landing too much himself. To the surprise of everyone, he was overwhelmed by the cameroonian's grappling for the remainder of the fight. While he had his moments in round five, there was little debate over who won.

Despite the Frenchman's loss, he may be the best placed fighter on this list to get his revenge on the 'The Predator' one day. With both fighters clearly at the top of their game, we could easily see several more fights between Gane and Ngannou.