Who thought Francis Ngannou would ever be seen again on a UFC stage? It happened Friday when Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, accompanied former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman to the scale during the UFC on ESPN 69 ceremonial weigh-ins at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The former welterweight champion returns to the Octagon against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta.

That's what happened between Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad, a regretful altercation that turned physical, according to Usman's podcast co-host Henry Cejudo. Muhammad, then the reigning UFC welterweight champion,

Kamaru Usman knows why Patchy Mix fell so flat in his first UFC fight. Mix, a former Bellator bantamweight champion, entered UFC 316 with a 20-1 record and plenty of hype after parting ways with PFL this past May.

Kamaru Usman is all for Islam Makhachev's move up to the UFC welterweight division. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vacated his UFC lightweight title and will get an immediate title shot against newly crowned welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena later in the year.

Kamaru Usman's ambitious UFC comeback plan faces harsh reality as he targets Buckley, Makhachev, and middleweight gold.