Francis Ngannou on big win & Jon Jones 'class' response | The Ariel Helwani Show

[@kardave2848]

Arial talks with Francis after every big moment in his career and life! Incredible interview!

[@paulshipuh5475]

Ariel is a great personality and is humble

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

Ariel has always been a huge Francis fan. ❤

[@ZenithAngel]

Only Turki can make Ngannou vs Jones happen

[@tommy2swole]

And they just might....they just might. That is also why Jon wants to "retire" so bad. It's to end his contract and go to middle east probably

[@ravk5266]

Rather see Francis vs Tom tbh. Reyes already beat Jones

[@dano1307]

Even Turki can't get Dana to allow it. He does not want his champion being beat by someone in another promotion. They will never ever take the risk. There is no upside

[@dionysian222]

Only Dana can make it happen.

[@christopherhess6835]

Jones doesn't deserve that much money because he's a bad person

[@eatsleepboxingrepeat1296]

So happy for Francis, what an inspiration.

[@EloyGabriel_]

Kobe we remember you. Your dad has inspired millions

[@anasshahid224]

Facts 💯

[@youngornitier]

both kobes

[@paulreynolds9499]

So True, Francis is a living legend

[@yowhatsmyname]

My condolences to Francis and his family

[@phakyou]

0:00 Intro 1:01 Feeling before the fight 2:44 Feeling after the fight 5:46 Focus on training despite all the sadness 8:04 CR7 in the locker room 9:21 MMA vs Boxing fight start experience 11:50 Late stoppage by Dan Miragliotta 15:14 *Next fight MMA or Boxing* 15:57 *Return of Francis* 17:40 *Jon Jones' response* 18:25 *Turki may be eying Ngannou vs JBJ* 21:24 Adesanya's reaction and post fight emotion 23:41 Heavyweight GOAT talk 24:52 PFL Africa 26:50 Relax and chill away from limelight for a while 27:44 Rico Vera (Glory kickboxer) vs Francis

[@SirEbube]

Thank you! 👊🏾❤️

[@Jasalexander-vv2uw]

Legend

[@twistedstrength.]

👍

[@GraidzOsco]

Legend

[@talemwakaheru5831]

Much appreciated

[@chadlaflamme7942]

"Actually fighting doesn't make us that tough".. Coming from Francis.. that is a powerful statement.

[@anasshahid224]

Facts 💯

[@harrylarge9403]

Yep. Man walked across the Sahara and crossed the Atlantic without knowing how to swim. Getting paid to fight is fun days for him.

[@Sporkonafork1]

@@harrylarge9403my god what a journey.

[@philvalantine8853]

After loosing a son fighting is nothing comparatively.

[@clivecottam1509]

What an inspiration, Ariel interviews with Francis is always different from others... You can see how much Ariel cares, love and respects Francis.

[@FOREXZEUS]

VERY TRUE.

[@theelf152]

I only watched for Francis. I can't stand the f.whit Ariel. He likes to psycho analyze people and usually asks ridiculously weird questions. Whilst it was an ok interview...just too soppy "feelings" questions. I think Francis was starting to question his emotions a bit toward the end.

[@ketzk]

This man is a living legend and super inspirational.

[@Chris_TeeK]

Didn’t know Francis was this humble, love this guy ❤

[@arizonacolour8793]

tf? is this the first time you hear of Francis? Do you live in Bikini Bottom?

[@womenhealthforum]

​@@arizonacolour8793 You're funny 🤣

[@darkkiwi6312]

​@@arizonacolour8793😂😂😂😂

[@FactsandReelsForall]

​@@arizonacolour8793 fr lol

[@Bolasdeacogaming]

@@arizonacolour8793I think he’s going off what Dana had said about Francis when he left the UFC

[@MatimbaHlangwana]

Something impressive that people don’t really talk about enough is his learning ability, Is impressive how dude learned English and be so well spoken considering his from a French speaking country.

[@mauritanianguy3545]

He’s ethnicity is bamileke so he probably learnt his mother tongue before French too, most Africans are bilingual

[@awongiwekalazani]

And how quickly he's learnt English is impressive. I remeber his first interview with Joe Rogan, mjita was struggling. Now he's fluent

[@lionelthomas3359]

​@@mauritanianguy3545most Africa are not bilinguale, but cameroon are bilinguale

[@mauritanianguy3545]

@@lionelthomas3359 no Cameroun people are not unique in that aspect sorry it’s the same in west Africa. The ethnic langage and the colonial langage it’s very common.

[@sindanonegongo1199]

@@mauritanianguy3545 it's normal to find people here that can speak 2 or more languages, it's weird if 1 can only speak 1 language, I speak 3 and English is the 2nd language I learnt. I'm from Namibia, Oshindonga is my 1st language.

[@jasiahperez9547]

Francis has so much pressure in this fight, not just his son koby, the mma community but especially the PFL organization.

[@WadeLightheart]

Francis you are in an inspiration to everyone who has suffered a loss of a child, my parents went through this and I know first hand the impact that it has, as you know the pain never goes away it just gets easier to manage over time. I honor my sister who I lost with my career and it morphed into a mission that allows me to make a difference , the fact you are doing this shows everyone how to keep going in life regardless of the pain because those who we list are best honored by how we leverage the pain to help the larger human family with our life moving forward. Thank you for inspiring all of us by honoring your son. Big hugs big man. ❤

[@Dschww]

RIP Kobe

[@mxbblife_mu]

Blood Sacrifice

[@Passportbros8]

​​@@mxbblife_mu​​. I heard about that.germatria, Boxing is a mafia. They can't give you all that money 💰 without you doing something for them. Alex Garcia talk about this too..

[@mugen11120]

@@mxbblife_mutf

[@ayo30s]

RIP Kobe, 👊🏾🦁🦁🇨🇲🇨🇲🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@Passportbros8]

@@ayo30s Nigeria and Cameroon to the world 🌍🤎

[@t1nma5k22]

We Love You, Francis!!

[@ayo30s]

No Doubt!!! 👊🏾🦁🦁🇨🇲🇨🇲🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@Eddiefkndiff]

God bless this man for everything he’s been through. He is the strongest man I’ve ever witnessed and I hope he can live the rest of his life without anymore serious tragedies he doesn’t deserve to be in so much pain. He looks a bit lightened up here maybe he feels vindicated winning in his sons honor I hope he can find his jolly side again.

[@Eddiefkndiff]

@@Here.WeGoNow doesn’t matter

[@Mr-E.]

@@Here.WeGoNow Does a God need to be labeled as a specific God? Considering that we are made from space dust (zinc, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, copper, iron, etc.) that has become self-aware and conscious entities in this universe, there is more evidence for the existence of consciousness than there NOT being consciousness. It would be foolish to think that consciousness only dwells inside our small calcium carbonate skulls. Why would someone think that? Why would they think that we are the only form of consciousness? How do you know the universe itself isn't essentially conscious like a bacteria living inside someone's brain (not realizing all the chemical and electrical impulses from the neurons around it are part of a network that is conscious). I think there is more evidence for a higher consciousness than nothing at all... simply because we are conscious intelligence... I doubt it stops at our level.

[@SaL-Lo]

​@@Here.WeGoNow Nobody Except The One And Only Allah ☝️

[@francoisneko]

Nice message. I agree with you. He truly deserve a peaceful life after all he faced bravely !

[@SandySanderson_95]

So beyond happy for Francis. You watch him nearly kill a guy and think he’s a monster, but then you hear his post fight speech and this interview and think he’s such a gentle soul who my heart breaks for. It’s an insane conflict within one person, but he’s a legend and I couldn’t love him more

[@QsLIFE1993]

me too x

[@georgebailey6307]

...What a Class Act he is. God Bless Champ!!

[@QsLIFE1993]

Something money can't buy - you either have class, or you don't!

[@keefjd8991]

What a legend every fight he inproves Francis energy and honestly is real , respect !

[@looseunit9180]

Francis is all class. What a man

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

Ariel stood up to Chael for you, francis.... it was one of my favorite uploads ever.

[@mostaphiofthekingjuba8204]

Thank you Ariel , nice interview with ngannou❤

[@futurebassmaster1]

17:40

[@ClaimerUncut]

Thankyou

[@PlayFloyd_IN]

Eternal respect towards this man's career, the quintessential inspiration. Thanks as always for the interview Ariel, it is much appreciated. 🙏♥️

[@ebzsparkingticket9182]

GOAT heavyweight of the UFC

[@nutmegriot209]

of all MMA

[@anindabaneree4819]

​​@@nutmegriot209 that's a stretch when guys like GSP ,DJ and Khabib are present

[@boogynights]

​@@anindabaneree4819none are fighting. No matter what Francis is number 1 ahead of UFC heavyweight unless cross over is a need to legitimize fighters in international promotion.

[@anindabaneree4819]

@@boogynights no way Tom can still beat Francis. You can't be seriously thinking Tom losing to Francis

[@SPACEGAME-tf7dr]

@@anindabaneree4819of “HW”?

[@manaframani6839]

Francis is the best Heavy weight in the world. Unquestionably 📌❤️🥰🐐

[@Monztxr]

Tom puts his lights out in a minute

[@warrenwakefield7353]

Sorry he doesn't get that title unless he's fighting the best

[@ermiaszerihun5422]

😂😂😂​@@Monztxr

[@RoyBlumenthal]

Franciiiiiiiiiiiis! What an awesome human.

[@woomillie3gs480]

Francis we need more social media from you my guy you are a living legend

[@kobbybrown4405]

He has a KZbin channel

[@TheRulersBack18]

what an incredible man...i'm always gonna be proud of ngannou, always gonna be a fan!

[@robertberkowitz992]

We need to sort this all out between Francis, Jones, and Aspinal

[@DeepPocketsEnt]

And Alex Pereira, who I'm sure could go toe to toe with most heavyweights in the world. Dude walks around at 235/240 lbs, same as Jones.

[@JayLee-od8ob]

​@@DeepPocketsEnt they all roll like that but only one of them is thirty two and ow until someone can change it

[@heyelights897]

@@DeepPocketsEnt he doesn't fight heavyweight coz he would get his azz kicked

[@ThibautDjemo]

For sure cause time is running

[@ThibautDjemo]

​@@DeepPocketsEntno no forget about it Pereira will be a limited heavyweight he can even test Ferreira

[@TelvinKipapa]

The Baddest Man on the Planet. 🇨🇲👊🏿🏆

[@bigvince7974]

The Real goat Francis

[@mostaphiofthekingjuba8204]

The predatory lion and champion Francis is the real Goat 🐐and the strongest MMA fighter in the heavyweight division currently.🦁👑💪🏽

[@KONAMAN100]

What an intelligent thoughtful killing machine he is. Awesome man. A gentle giant outside of the cage.

[@TremainSr]

Very humble Giant!!! F all you haters!!!

[@anasshahid224]

Great interview with Francis, Ariel! Loved the classy show of respect from Jon Jones. So happy Francis won. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@BuzzLine247]

I'm thrilled for you, Francis. Congratulations on your win! Your tenacity, courage, and willpower are truly inspiring. Now, it feels like the perfect moment for Ngannou vs. Jon Jones. Who's going to make this happen?

[@oliverroberts8736]

Nice job Ariel. Great interview. Some tough questions asked, but handled with tact and respect. Francis is a Champion both inside and outside of the ring. Nothing but love man!

[@Razear]

Dana would never greenlight Francis against one of his guys when he's competing for a rival promotion. He's the biggest roadblock in this whole equation.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Francis and Usyk are the heavyweight champions we need right now along with Aspinall as well, and not the other clowns. People gotta appreciate the way boxing and PFL has tried to promote Francis instead of neglecting it, which is basically what the UFC did. Anyway, awesome to see his MMA comeback as fireworks considering all the emotional problems...

[@burtmoney395]

The real MMA movie people need to see. “Le Predateur” !!.. Rip Kobe.

[@toolbandtube]

Simply the best HW.

[@Mama597]

RIP Kobe ❤

[@c.o.m.m.a.s]

I like Ariel, asks smart questions, genuinely cares about making a goof interview, doesn’t ask stupid questions, very well spoken.

[@HumbleAfrican1847]

I’m very sure Turki will give us Francis and Jones , a vey super fight

[@atrain882]

I don’t really care to see that fight Francis hits harder than John Jones, but John Jones is probably more technical two different type of athletes in my opinion

[@randolfl3003]

Akon said it,, there are a lot of mike Tysons in Africa,, fearless warriors who can got toe to toe with a gorilla and win.. PFL Africa would be INCREDIBLE !!!!!!

[@hextatik_sound]

The sweetest guy in MMA.

[@QsLIFE1993]

so true x

[@junioraltamontent.7582]

Good thing the UFC never made that NMF bout for Wonderboy. He'd have had to fight Francis for it lol

[@jailai6531]

What a Beautiful Man!

[@Chris-vt6nl]

Francis will be the heavyweight king for a very long time that is if he doesn't retire soon!! The remaining fighters ngannou is left to fight are Valentin Moldavsky next and Delija later whom Francis would obviously dominate. There is a fighter by the name of Anatoly malykhin who's the one and only three division champion in MMA he has been interstated to fight Francis but he fights in different fight league so may be he could move to pfl to fight Francis that fight would be amazing fight

[@FactsandReelsForall]

Ngannou looks lighter, younger, more handsome and happier

[@TheRulersBack18]

i've never seen a guy with a switch like ngannou...he's so ferocious when finishing, but he's so freaking kind outside of the fight

[@troysmith6929]

Absolutely stoked for Francis with the win, but then again my heart breaks for him... what a guy. Respect and love Francis

[@malisancube01]

Much love for you bro Francis. Not only an inspiration but a wise man

[@hakaishinx_x7855]

New mythical fighter unlocked : tactical ngannou

[@rugsamillion5904]

It was a privledge to fight on the same day as him in Australia

[@jamesdenys9533]

I still feel so sad for him. He'll never be the same. No matter how many belts he wins or how much money he earns he'll feel an emptiness that will never be filled. Thanks for continuing to entertain us Francis n showing us how to deal with grief with a bit of class

[@ermiaszerihun5422]

Tom vs Ngannou very super fight

[@LimerickR266]

The PFL and UFC need to sort something out and get this fight made between Ngannou and Jones. It's probably the biggest fight in mma. It might need Turki to get involved to get it done. They could do it out in Saudi or Africa. It would be huge!

[@bernardanthony4689]

KOBI:YOU SHALL ALWAYS REMAIN A CHAMPION

[@Lennny197]

RIP Kobe Ngannou your name will live on forever wee champ ❤️What a man Francis is so happy too see him back on top So Good seeing ngannou happy ❤️

[@Plan442]

The greatest fighter in the world.

[@Tomorrowz12]

Congratz Francis!

[@manaframani6839]

Goat Francis 🔥❤️🥰🥰🐐🐐

[@ayou4525]

Let’s go Francis you warrior

[@erickyauco]

If you dislike NGannou I’ll fight you for free tonight

[@thereporter3690]

Francis has the mental game down

[@JimmyJames-sr4dn]

Great interview!

[@SCH0K0S0SSE]

Francis is the current pfl and bellator Champion

[@nathansabrinadennis6970]

Inspirational, thank you, Francis

[@lapo8558]

Respect bro

[@ragipkadric6646]

That voice doesn’t cover that physical appearance

[@JohwellStCilienfilm]

What a legend

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

Francis vs AJ Rematch in MMA, PFL.... LEZ GO.

[@magomedov5555]

No chama in here just pure performance

[@mymymy9452]

Please make a re-match with AJ happen. I believe Francis will get him this time.

[@Patricko-x7u]

I think Francis accomplished his dream of boxing professionally either win & lose and he will finish is lucrative contract engagement with PFL with the possibility of them arranging with the Saudis to arrange a super fight with Jones after his retirement in the UFC soon after the Stipe fight. My prediction is that they are both getting the biggest MMA payout for one fight: 25 M$ each.

[@ronnyperez8474]

They should really make a movie about this guy life

[@Sebpz8342]

They will

[@Georges.A_05]

The issue is to find someone like him 😅!

[@thethriller307]

If he gets involved, this fight (JonesNgannou) can happen for sure i guess. You know who i meant. Money can change any dispute in the sport and make them work together.

[@fobassodjio980]

Even famous Jones Bones can't have Christiano Ronaldo AT d Locker room i mean even top boxers do not have such priviledge

[@sindanonegongo1199]

The best privilege is God

[@fobassodjio980]

God acts through people

[@rodbrown8306]

Would like to see Francis come back to boxing and try a top 15 opponent. I think he was unprepared for that very late AM Joshua fight. He can fight again imo.

[@QsLIFE1993]

I also want him to return to boxing - big time!

[@Hewols]

Ariel is good at his job

[@aravsingh24]

"if you're flying high, its easy to do that and get up and go train for a fight" - ariel....lol, its never easy you twerp, but yes, it must have been extremely hard for francis this time around, unfathomably even.

[@KRAZYQT]

The hurt in Ariel's voice 🥺 @26:09

[@patricknez7258]

Francis the man! Best hw oat imo 🔥

[@WSGtr12]

I'd love to see Francis vs Jon. Not sure who comes on top but it would be insane!

[@ibrahimsaidkarisa7464]

Am happy for him 🎉

[@kennethestes1828]

I agree with the Jones take. Jon has been an asshole without apology often. This really did seem sincere.

[@E924kb]

Ariel loves leon edwards and ngannou.

[@Dark-Light_Ascendin]

Ariel..... lookin good, Daddy!!!! Guess i don't hate you THAT much. I still check in on you.

[@robertwilliams5618]

Airl was definitely baiting francis with that toughness question at the beginning. It was obviously he was talking about his son, not the fights.

[@samsonogutu9081]

God bless Francis

[@joshuarai738]

Francis ❤

[@maclivingston9268]

Social Media is the key to big fights right now. All it takes is the right 💩 talking or the right "stunt" and you have your marketing campaign.

[@iBtally]

17:40 Jon Jones timestamp

[@Monztxr]

2nd best heavyweight in the world right now, right behind big Tom!

[@aquariusleo8495]

Jones vs Aspinal, the winner vs Ngannou

[@david-pb4bi]

Toughest dude on the planet but he is intelligence enough to not think it, to quote Kipling “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same.” both marvellous people.

[@magic_man062]

Who's more terrifying? Francis fighting for the loss of his son, or Khabib fighting for the loss of his father? 🤔

[@JnoEL1]

Francis, what type of question is this 😂 did u not hear the thud on those punches. After fighting khabib you're tired for the night or just waking up from being chocked but after fighting ngannou you have a concussion a swollen face and you probably can't remember what happened after you took the first clean hit ijs

[@thuglyfetg]

I would say Francis because he does real damage when he hits you. You might not wake up til the seats are empty👀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chadlaflamme7942]

Khabib would destroy me despite me having 50 pounds on him.. but Francis hitting Overeem.. I think that's far more "terrifying", you might not wake up from that kind of power.

[@AndrewBriggs-l7w]

A parent should never bury a child

[@HaachitiNgandu]

​@@thuglyfetg😂😂😂

[@powerlung2631]

Love you Francis

[@ayo30s]

No Doubt!!! 👊🏾🦁🇨🇲🇨🇲🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@donovans6472]

it sounded like ariel was trying to get francis and jon to start a beef towards one another.... i've always believed that jon jones and francis ngannou have mutual respect towards each other. these two have always appreciated each other....they didn't and don't really want to fight each other......they'd only do it if the money is right but i really don't think these two want to fight each other and its just a respect thing... just like daniel cormier never wanted to fight cain valasquez in the heavyweight division (out of respect) so he stayed at LHW until Cain left the HW division.

[@mustafakhan940]

If Turki did a 5v5 with Hearn and Warren, he should do one with UFC and PFL. Headlined by Jones Ngannou and co-mained by Pereira Nemkov

[@Smoothkush98]

Pfl talent is very average

[@robertwilliams5618]

Dan the ref should never be Allowed to ref again and he needs to be imprisoned.