Francis Ngannou reveals knee injury that nearly pulled him from UFC 270 | ESPN MMA

Francis Ngannou speaks with Megan Olivi after his victory against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Ngannou discusses the knee injury he suffered a few weeks before the fight, his performance against Gane as well as his future with the promotion.
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[@OMAR-vq3yb]

He knew if he pulled out the UFC would strip him and promote Gane as champ. Contract dispute, messed up knee, and Francis went out there and grappled his way into a win. Dana is so petty that he didn't even put the belt around his waist. Ngannou with championship heart today. Congrats.

[@thedragonofechigo7878]

Was Dana present? Pretty sure if he was, he would've put the belt around Francis waist however it seems that if Gane won then Dana definitely would've put the belt around his waist.

[@gersonurieta3341]

@@thedragonofechigo7878 he put the belt around Figgy

[@h8tredy]

He obviously didn’t want his contract to be extended and that’s why he didn’t pull out of the fight. Secondly, you’re not even considering that Francis or his team didn’t want Dana putting the belt on him. It wouldn’t be the first time and it happened as recently as Stipe. If you want to get even more recent then consider Colby who didn’t win but stated early on that he’d have a problem with Dana putting the belt on him. ETA - I realize Francis has stated that it wasn’t him or his team’s decision that Dana not present the belt. While there’s been no evidence to not take what he said as true we haven’t heard from Dana or the UFC on this. It certainly appears suspect that he had just been there for Figueiredo’s belt wrapping I wouldn’t expect such a public act with the implication of poor optics out of Dana. He had to know this was a possible outcome, so I can’t accept that it was just a poor on the fly decision.

[@didiertekum8474]

Bruh you deserve a beer for this comment

[@brandon-ls6td]

@@thedragonofechigo7878 if you know anything about the is company and uncle Dana you would know he’s extremely petty might as well be his middle name he was there he’s just an egomaniac that never let’s go of anything because he immature

[@frosty2.010]

Usman gave Francis his wrestling in return for Francis's power.

[@JOSETV1]

Stipe?, juiceman just one epo.

[@khariennui1738]

Unfortunately gave him his knees too

[@deetee1562]

@@khariennui1738 😅😅😅

[@benjaminr7359]

@@khariennui1738 LMFAO!!!! 🤣🤣💯

[@tchindkatane712]

Kamaru did a good job training him on that, congrats!!!

[@rollo_tomasi3853]

“Oh, you’re a wrestler now” - *The whole MMA Community to Francis Ngannomedov*

[@lawngjawn9982]

PETER, Please stop copying my comments and making them Lame

[@StallionFernando]

@@lawngjawn9982 nice copy and paste, scrub.

[@lawngjawn9982]

@@StallionFernando *= PETER GRIFFIN ALT*

[@flex2timez]

Gane forced him to wrestle by point fighting

[@kendrickprasad4980]

Bro do you know mma? Do you know the difference between grappling and wrestling?

[@Mercuricmike]

With the life Francis overcame, pressure and injuries mean nothing to him at this pt. Unbroken

[@thomasharris5151]

Agree mike 💎⚔️🔥🦍

[@ejidikeebuka5414]

Yes smth happens to you when you hve gone through difficulties. Little things don't move you anymore

[@dfc-discordfightingchampio6718]

This dude is an actual demigod or something because i have no idea how a human can tear their MCL and get outclassed in the first two rounds of a championship fight then go on to win three straight rounds that absolutely nobody envisioned him winning by. Absolutely insane 🤯

[@chaeltheamericanmurderersi8450]

Thiago santos has entered the chat

[@SyringeSem]

He didnt get outclassed the first 2 rounds.

[@andrewhagan7788]

As long as your ACL is still intact and you have good quad strength youll still have quite a bit of mobility. Sometimes they can heal themselves but still no doubt it was impressive. Especially since he had to wrestle to get it done

[@lindahlophe1572]

I was wondering why he was so flat-footed from the get go. It all makes sense. That’s why you round up your game, when that explosiveness isn’t there you go to plan B.

[@blessedoverflow1904]

🙌🙂

[@Fishburne-_-]

Dana showed his colors by not putting the belt on Francis.

[@TheKasun1991]

I was wondering that too. Man might be crying in a trailer.

[@terminatorninja6746]

Francis : Dana send me location

[@Sui_Generis0]

Don't think ngannou wouldve wanted that anyway. Apparently dana not doing post fight news conference though which is quite telling

[@alexmulugeta9582]

@@terminatorninja6746 😂🤣

[@alexmulugeta9582]

@@TheKasun1991 😂🤣

[@C2K]

King Ngannou👑

[@domsugar9160]

Jump on the band wagon noob

[@C2K]

@@domsugar9160 lol noob? Bro I’ve been watching this sport way back when gsp and Matt sera was fighting each other lol stop being weird in a comment section

[@savoytruffle5550]

@@C2K that's what a nooob would desperately try to proof

[@imdeexpert5828]

Now defend against Lewis, the true champion. 🏆

[@user-db5mo1iz5w]

or KinGannou

[@dimkpa]

Ngannou is just a true champion. How he carries himself inside and outside the octagon has champion and royalty all over it👌🏾

[@squalman8567]

Agreed,he seems like such a great person

[@DeeboComing]

He was gassed after the 1st round, lost the first 2 rounds, and wrestled his way to a unanimous decision against a guy that has a great gas tank. Wow. Every time he gets in the ring, he surprises tf outta me.

[@simondalton8295]

You’re spot on. It’s annoying how some people are saying this was his game plan all along. He was so gassed by the end of the second round and was going to lose the fight as he was getting picked apart on the feet. He showed true championship mentality though the way he switched up his game plan and found a way to win

[@Fellowrser]

@@simondalton8295 I think it was on his mind the whole time only because he shot for a takedown out of nowhere in the first I believe

[@DeeboComing]

@@simondalton8295 FOUND A WAY 👌🏾👌🏾 I thought he was done for honestly after round 2.

[@Mikey_The-Pikey]

Octagon u mean

[@chibuzoofoegbu51]

You lot talking about being gassed after round 2 know stuff all about cardio. Just because he was breathing through his mouth doesn't translate to fatigue. Even in the Stipe fight he was breathing the same. Besides if he was truly gassed there's no way he could have wrestled for 3 rounds with strong take downs, it just doesn't make sense.

[@aks5615]

I'm stipe fan but I'm glad,francis deserves the title..a true champion,bravo👏🤙..

[@sillynelson1]

Yeah sucks that Stipe hasn’t fought in like 6 years

[@mumzzy-a6853]

Stipe got slept. Haha. You was hoping for gane to win. Keep dreaming.

[@uabforfindingthisbutalr6464]

@@mumzzy-a6853 gane had it tho for the first 2 rounds, but then got out wrestled by this monster of a man, Francis definitely one of the GOATS now

[@Axel2992]

@@sillynelson1 stipe is a diva lol he thinks hes entitled to unlimited rematches for the belt

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

@@uabforfindingthisbutalr6464 chill, Francis is doing great. Lets just see where he goes from here. He’s proving promising though.

[@cloud9847]

that leg sweep from the bottom was incredible.

[@joeb8725]

The only thing impressive he did

[@walusitumbeko4051]

@@joeb8725 Okay

[@shakal92ice]

And Gane said he wasn't technical during the fight The foolishness !@@@

[@frankgonzales8340]

That and the SLAM HEARD AROUND THE WORLD!!!!

[@indravrtrahaana763]

@@joeb8725 Seethe more Amerimutt!😃

[@ACRC1977]

Pay the man what he's worth.

[@heckalydalii200]

No

[@spicycombatsports3961]

He’s worth about 500k a fight, he doesn’t sell the fight well

[@spicycombatsports3961]

He’s a frickin savage but he doesn’t work the mic like the higher paid fighters

[@uhuhuh7319]

@@spicycombatsports3961 ah yes, keyboard warrior knows the best

[@MustObeyTheRules]

Terrible at promotion and terrible fights every time. Cut his pay in half

[@rajdeepsinku8695]

What a great human being. Love Francis.

[@thatt-shirtguy9669]

Let this sink in for a moment. And really think about this. Francis Ngannou can now win his fights by .... wrestling. Let that sink in for a moment.

[@douglaswalters2670]

Only because most HWs cannot grapple. Despite being “The Predator”, “the hardest puncher in history”, “the biggest, most intimidating fighter in MMA”, etc. he stinks the place out when he is in front of a guy who can threaten him on the feet.

[@change4better326]

@@douglaswalters2670 threatening?? Or point fighting? Ngganou didn't come to point fight and tap dance. He came to trade but gane was shook

[@Momsspaghetti777]

People say it like it’s super crazy. Dudes got 4 sub wins. He lost by grappling ONCE

[@douglaswalters2670]

@@change4better326 Threatening because the slow plodder could not touch him lmao Ya boy wants to fight Tyson Fury 😂😂😂

[@change4better326]

@@douglaswalters2670 its hard to touch someone who's on a bicycle. Francis showed the higher IQ by ragdolling around the octagon at will

[@bossmandolo685]

It's funny how ppl already saying game got robbed. Even the first two rounds that he won he ain't had no big moments, Francis suprised me with his grappling & control. He deserves the win

[@ibrahimtall6209]

Not a robbery, but can you say Ngannou had any "big moments" outside of his slam? Not really. He just laid on Gane, so I don't think the "who had the bigger moments" card really applies in this fight.

[@that1panther105]

@@ibrahimtall6209 Francis was always the one moving forward with cage control and when grappling he had a large amount of top control, I think that’s why he won

[@brucewayne-bv4ok]

*Not for a second was Francis in danger ! Nothing threatened Francis in the entire fight except the thought of blowing out his own knees ! Gane was scared for his life on feet and on ground as well*

[@Broken_Orbital]

Dana's gotta be so pissed..He was pulling so hard for Gane just to have Ngannou completely control him..with a blown out knee.

[@shakal92ice]

Lol! He didn't even show up to the post conference. I swear that man is greedy. Astafuallah!!!

[@oicism]

Just imagine how much better he would have been if he had started mma training sooner. This dude would have been worshipped back in the ancient times.

[@CRAIG5835]

Gigantus Maximus, Hitus Hardus.

[@kells2305]

@@brahimchab nope, you're wrong. He's right.

[@plsjustjudgemyshirt5946]

Or he would have been injured at the age of 20 having to stop serious training.

[@plsjustjudgemyshirt5946]

Or he would have lost motivation at the age of 20.

[@plsjustjudgemyshirt5946]

There are just too many unknown variables that go into the equation. Thus, your sentence has only limited value.

[@OfLaSoul]

First PPV of the year and Dana is nowhere to be seen. Thanks Francis!

[@kingkong4885]

Francis "The Eagle" Ngannou

[@superfly19751]

Holy smokes!!! Much respect Francis….fighting thru major injuries n still beat the top guy. Congratulations, man!

[@daniyalbaig5436]

Francis nurmagomedov is unstoppable.

[@SonGokuuuuuuu]

MCL and ACL damage on top of the fact that Jon Jones is going to make negotiations for this fight another nightmare. We will never see this fight

[@domsugar9160]

MCL ACL and you buy it sucker🤡

[@RickySpanish12344]

Dana said if Jones really wanted this fight, it would happen. He doesn't though. It's all talk.

[@7777wilson1]

@@domsugar9160 HATER ~ Get a life Loser!

[@JayTee713]

@@domsugar9160 either way, gane couldn't get the win. Le Prédateur won

[@leonelfonju9884]

@@domsugar9160 you guys will do every to discredit him. Give to Cesar what belongs to Cesar. The man won the fight, you cry babies should just shut up

[@TBE99]

Its was clear which is why we didn't see Ngannou use his kicks like he normally used to

[@brucewayne-bv4ok]

*The brute power this guy exerts is crazy in grappling exchanges*

[@raijn2754]

truly the baddest man on the planet

[@mikepeterson2544]

that's a bold statement

[@toma3447]

Gives this man 60 million for his next fight you evil greedy dictators

[@RodrigoRamirez-kv7vp]

"Knockouts were never my friend" - Francis

[@AcidGlow]

He's gotten really good in every aspect. I don't see the Jones fight happening anymore.

[@sof4183]

i see it, jones manages range at least as good as cyril and has a longer reach. one of his weapons people underrate is his chin man. the fight is huge and fun. i hope it happens. also, you think jones would go up not to fight for the title ? come on, so what you are saying is you dont see it happening, why ? would have to be because you dont think jones takes the fight, and that is absurde to me.

[@pointnine5030]

@@sof4183 but they won’t fight because that’s what Dana wants lmao he wants Jones to win the heavyweight title but Francis said he was done with that fight and I think Dana was going to be pissed if Francis won because now he can’t make the jones fight and I think that’s why he left the arena so early lol

[@lukemurray4950]

Jones is scared! He don't want this smoke! Francis is a beast!

[@ManuelTheCubanKing]

Jon would still mop him on the floor.

[@salvalooez2249]

@@sof4183 Jones won't last 2 rounds with nganou......wake up ...Jones is hasbeen

[@blablablaa14]

Francis is like a superhero but in real life. Even his past friend knew he did not want to get hit with one straight punch from this human

[@nickmildon6348]

Breaking news: the entire UFC Heavyweight roster have retired with immediate affect

[@rodriguezkave3636]

😂

[@yahyastoure3004]

Hahahahahahahah

[@josh.k.7279]

😂😂

[@googlebanmetoomuch2601]

Ngannou could go down as an all time great😊

[@FrancCastlee]

Congratulations Francis, you stood your ground against all odds !

[@gordonliu3972]

Megan's face when he revealed the knee injuries was priceless. It's like her respect for what Francis just accomplished instantly leveled up. That was a cool moment.

[@melvinkombe4187]

Dana not putting the belt round nganou shows how unhappy he is for this victory.shame to Dana for dropping so low

[@MrRemixV3]

Megan looks like she got hypnotized lol 0:31

[@wipeout7184]

😭😭😭

[@taguro1006]

Mk ultra activated

[@jacobmojapelo2448]

@@taguro1006 😆

[@blessedoverflow1904]

🙌

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

i would love to see milf hunter between megan and francis 😂😂😂😂

[@calebstephan2083]

Francis basically beat Gane with one leg. If you watched the fight again Francis didn't try to switch stances because he tried to keep his damaged leg away from ganes kick. His damaged leg was his right leg. Usually in his fights he'd switch stance to get in closer because he lands most of his punches with his right hand and lands his upper cuts with his left but he could run in for Gane too much because of his leg. He states this in the post fight interview.

[@MandeepSingh-ki6ve]

Now those knee pads make sense. I was wondering why he was wearing them

[@lagosian123]

Gane must have been told to target his legs because that's all Gane was doing, Gane made mistake of grabbing the wrong leg to inflict more damage for Ngannou submission. Now, it's all clear why he was holding on to Ngannou's leg

[@chiperfil]

When I saw the kneepads before the fight I knew something was wrong there...

[@h870]

Last time Jon Jones fought a guy with a damaged ACL/MCL, it was against a light heavyweight and got taken to a split decision. He’s never fighting Francis lol

[@SimbaM2kufu]

Jon Will own him. We all know Francis ain’t taking Jon down.

[@preciouslouis7634]

@@SimbaM2kufu Bruv you think this is a movie? Francis will literally kill Jon, you stupid or something?

[@shakal92ice]

@@SimbaM2kufu are you a child

[@shakal92ice]

Jon will never fight him Ngannou is too strong

[@SimbaM2kufu]

@@shakal92ice Jon is actually more stronger than Francis, don’t let the body fool you. They are also the same size. Jon is 265 now, Francis is 270. Gane was 245lbs. Jon is fundamentally a wrestler. Apart from a luck ko punch, Francis has no strategy to beat Jon.

[@tacotacotington3638]

Ngannou just showed Gane that there’s level’s to this. Staying with your first coach can be good, but it rarely ever works at the top level. What’s missing will always get exposed.

[@manavbhalla2861]

He was literally losing the first 2 rounds until he use his power in the right place.. what levels.. they were literally so close

[@JusJusJusJus]

@@manavbhalla2861 “his power” yeah and technique. not all blind power. you need technique to get to the positions where he was. you try to hit a scissor sweep on a heavyweight, you casuals are running wild

[@pennyawful861]

He literally lost the fight due to a mistake he had francis on the ground in the final round and if he just maintaind that position he would have won the fight instead he stupidly went for a leg lock.

[@sourpatchkid87]

@@pennyawful861 that's his fault

[@pennyawful861]

@@sourpatchkid87 he's acting like ngannou outclassed him when he was not making one stupid mistake away from winning the fight

[@running_on_full9502]

Gained a lot of respect with this one. He showed championship mettle. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@NoRevxnge]

Mid interview I noticed no way Megan nearly the same height as Francis and realized she probably standing on a chair 😭

[@thesilentassassin1167]

Huh? Hows that nearly same height?

[@alainkentsachoupo1901]

Perfect, excellent, good wrestling and grappling. Good understanding of takedown defences, good take downs, good control on the floor.congratulations champion

[@AstroScrambler]

Leave UFC, and make in one boxing match, more than you have in entire career.

[@Dukestboy96]

Lmao did he land a punch tonight cmon

[@ovadyarachman7243]

@@Dukestboy96 on the ground yes

[@theremnants6655]

@@Dukestboy96 he could still fight a guy like Wilder. Obviously he won't do well against a technical guy like Fury.

[@armandogomez1741]

Needs the ufc name to sell a fight

[@thepancakemann]

Fury would box his bleedin' head off. So would Wilder. Worth.

[@celebdocumentary]

Trust me, Jon Jones will never try to fight Francis after he fool us with his wrestling. We all thought he will go for the knockout. Jones stands no chance at winning Francis because he has the wrestling and the punch. 😎

[@Momsspaghetti777]

Jones sees this fight as more reason to face Francis

[@thesilencer4638]

@@Momsspaghetti777 Yeap, he just needs 100 more pounds and 5 extra years of preparation. The goat will be here soon.

[@celebdocumentary]

@@thesilencer4638 😂👍

[@iyekekpolorharvey1947]

Jone Jones has very little chance against Francis

[@tollph3314]

The size and power is too much Jones isn't natural HW

[@ibrahimtall6209]

To all the fools saying Ngannou didn't throw power punches...​u fools see what you want to see. His knee was solid enough to shoot TDs and throw kicks, but he didn't throw power? He threw power. And he would have thrown more if Gane wasn't so evasive. Almost every fighter comes into the octagon w/ some kind of injury. Ngannou was slinging.

[@itzAndy03]

Keep making excuses nerd

[@joeb8725]

Gane was picking him apart on the feet that’s why he went for the takedown didn’t deserve the win I had it 3-2 Gane

[@calebstephan2083]

He literally never switch stance once on his feet because of his knee. He kept his knee away from ganes leg kicks the entire fight. Francis usually sets up his power clean power punches by switch stances but he couldn't do that in this fight and resorted to just throwing regular power punches. He also never bothered to throw any power kicks with his injured leg.

[@dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821]

he literally couldn't switch stances his knee massively effected him lol.

[@schompification]

With hurt mcl and acl and look at how he keep Gane's hands off his heel looool. Instead of tape out, the guy sat here looking at his Lil brother playing with his heel, and decide to stop that. He has a freaky power.

[@brjgtm2011]

Francis team was like “do that, do this”.... but at the end of the day, most it mattered was himself and all the consequences ought to be faced by him..... So he played it slow, and he kept the title safe.

[@Tchafsir]

Ngannou's win is a big moment in UFC in terms of fighter pay. If he gets paid what he's worth, it will set a good precedent. What you gonna do Dana?? You gonna let a star like this leave or are you gonna pay him what he's worth. Ngannou should earning millions and so should the likes of Kamaru and Izzy. PAY YOUR FIGHTERS MORE.

[@Dukestboy96]

Really with a performance like that? Is he really gonna be paid like crazy?

[@Tchafsir]

@@Dukestboy96 He is the heavyweight champion of the world. All of his other wins have been by vicious knockout so he is allowed decision win where he showed he is a complete fighter. If UFC dont pay him then adios. He grew up very poor so you have to understand why he wants financial security for him and his family.

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

@@Dukestboy96 ballman who is champion gane or francis, than who is supposed to fight, francis will just defend

[@Dukestboy96]

@@Tchafsir you're acting like he's khabib. Some of the slams and movements were impressive but a lot of it was him just laying ontop not actually doing any work, looked gassed out after the first round plodding forward breathing heavy. Who actually enjoyed this fight? I do agree from all the past performances he should be paid more anyway. But being so poor I'm sure he's already financially secure if we're being honest

[@Indigololz]

We’ll see how this PPV performed, but Ngannou likely made $2.5 - $3M off this fight. Each UFC event only generates so much money, so it’s hard to pay him $20M or something like that. Either the UFC can funnel all of that to the main event (like boxing), or give everyone a decent living and promote the sport.

[@lukemurray4950]

Francis was just a canvas, but now has a painting on it.

[@adanperez648]

Its hilarious that Megan needs a stool to interview him 🤣

[@schompification]

why?

[@ronj7658]

@@schompification she's only 5 ft tall.

[@lukemurray4950]

GIVE THIS MAN A NEW CONTRACT!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@alcottdevalte7440]

You can't predict fights. Didn't expect Francis to win his first decision. Don't know if he even landed a punch on Gane's face, but the wrestling was the difference...

[@salsawikabeta9253]

have u seen ganes face

[@theremnants6655]

and it doesn't even matter if his wrestling ability is average either, as his supreme power makes up for it, like with his striking.

[@Darth_Kenobi]

@@salsawikabeta9253 Fr these fools don't know what their seeing Gane face was bruised bad ngannou didn't land much but when he did it had huge impact. Don't forget before this decision francis has finished all of his wins and knocked them out he clearly wasn't the same this fight but still got the job done

[@salsawikabeta9253]

@@Darth_Kenobi gane 79 landed franis 71 franis 8 min ground control and 4 take downs

[@salsawikabeta9253]

gane 79 landed franis 71 franis 8 min ground control and 4 take downs

[@ronaldmkhari6524]

Francis showed his versatility, he's the best. Lot of people were expecting him to use boxing skill of which Gane had planned against defending power punches. He displayed his wrestling skills thumbs up to the champ

[@MsStar451]

he outclassed and exposed gane in this fight. Nobody thought it was going to go the way it did this guy is truely something special

[@dylancyr2123]

God bless what a heavyweight title fight and what an evolution of francis ngannou he earned that one against a hungry hungry contender

[@wesleyqulu5547]

Amazing individual, love his personality

[@rabbychan]

Francis is a knockout machine + you're considered the baddest man on the planet if you're heavyweight champ, he's so easy to promote, why is there a problem with money in the first place?

[@catchthisfade5901]

The worst case scenario for Jon Jones just happened. He's already making excuses on Twitter 😂 💀💀💀

[@blablablaa14]

Imagine the reaction when Francis takesdown Jon Jones. The MMA would would lose their mind

[@not677]

@@blablablaa14 you mean when Francis dives into a guillotine?

[@Orenji749]

@@not677 the imagine of Francis getting submitted to a standing guillotine is really funny to me, so thank you for this comment

[@catchthisfade5901]

Jon Jones is old now he's no spring chicken, he gets hit too much as well. He's not even going to fight the winner anyways so.

[@blablablaa14]

@@catchthisfade5901 Francis is older than Jon...

[@abudujana13]

Thanks for the video, ESPN MMA

[@n1troz_]

I loved watching this fight , not watching again but the way Ngannou reverse swept gane was beautiful too watch

[@joeo2533]

Gane didn't leave a mark on his face despite having the cleanest shots of the fight.

[@AdamRietzTV]

What a humble and nice side of Ngannou we got to see here. I like this side of him! Such a beast! He can easily become the greatest heavyweight of all time if he keeps this momentum up! Good job Francis 🔥👍

[@tateduku]

Just when you thought Francis was big from the front ...U see his Back 👀💪🏽

[@rajiv2612]

This was such a technical clinic from Rounds 3 to 5. Gane was dominating at distance and once that first big body slam came about - you could sense Gane was becoming more and more tentative and Ngannou was building in confidence. That counter move from the scissor was insane! Gane didn't see that coming!

[@davidhaughney6630]

Congrats big dude!

[@charkyicenhour587]

On Top Of the Hill!! Stay n Defend the Belt!! Been soo Long. To Become Champion!!! He Made it thru his 1st Title Defense!!! How Amazing!! He Realizing.. Future of fighting.. Standing or Ground work Ooo

[@Advocate_INFJ]

Glad he won, waiting to see how Uncle Fester reacts in the next few months. The amount of pressure they put on Ngannou for absolutely no reason is ridiculous, this man not only went in there injured, he fought arguably the next best heavyweight under Stipe and won. Grappling needs improvement but he improved alot

[@alexarriaza4016]

What a champion!! Humble guy!

[@sully7108]

Absolute Legend

[@violetrose7956]

I'm happy for him , congratulation nganou !!!

[@ericknatterer5908]

Great performance by both guys. Gane is clearly the better striker but man, Francis's wrestling has improved so much. And that just shows, when you can dictate where the fight takes place, you'll probably win.

[@obievans1406]

Congrats to the champ. I love both guys and they are good at what they do . Francis is a true champion he really surprised be for he is a good student. Shout out to Usman Kamaru.

[@schism6976]

True but Gane lacks stopping power. So strange to be that big and elusive but hit like a middle weight

[@ericknatterer5908]

@@schism6976 I think he hits harder then a middleweight, but having said that, he defiantly does not have abnormal power for the division.

[@ericknatterer5908]

@@obievans1406 Yeah his wrestling has really improved.

[@akeemolugbengaatitebi4620]

Before the fight, all I kept hearing was about Gane's movement and his gas tank. Francis proved a lot of doubters wrong and wrestled his way to victory. He his a worthy champ and role model.

[@mrstarbuck9212]

Look the the difference hands size between Francis and and Megan This dude is massive!

[@ayukbernardakoako7442]

You are the real champ francis

[@JBreezzBeatz]

My boy Francis was posing like Bane for the first few seconds

[@venugopal1560]

This is strangely motivating

[@ives3572]

Pretty weird but still pretty good to see some variety, improvements, and some pretty good ground game from the champion Francis Ngannou although he just cruised onto a decision victory in the fight, unlike his explosive knockout win prediction at the pre-fight weigh-ins

[@emmanuelalva6597]

I wonder if fernand Lopez still wants to squash the beef 🤣

[@nacerouafa1007]

This dude is a survivor 👏

[@Vindex4000]

I knew Francesco was winning as usual I was right he kept his promise what a beast!

[@mitchwarl8]

Clever on the part of Francis Ngannou and team. If Francis were to wear one knee sleeve, Cyril and team would have capitalised on it. But wearing two sets them guessing. Like everyone, I thought it was because he wanted to grapple if it comes to that. As everyone knew Cyril is incredibly good on his feet.

[@chukesobialo5706]

Ngannou will be a champion for a very long time with this continuous improvement .. Cyril times will also come.. Cyril is almost as strong as Francis. He was able to scramble almost every time. He was able to contain Francis from the bottom. Francis has very good fight IQ. Now, he can position himself for Tyson Fury.. Francis will do much better against Fury than Wilder did against Fury, or Mcgregor did against Mayweather.. Hopefully Cyrill will get rid of his trainer..get a new one.

[@itzAndy03]

He won't because the ufc won't pay him what he is worth and he will go somewhere else that will

[@livewell_79]

The humble champ 🙏🙏💥💥💥

[@IFleshWork]

debut of D1 Ngannou

[@mmadigest]

Do Ngannou vs Jones next, and Ciryl vs Stipe.

[@mikemailei4491]

This guy is so humble and respectful. Great to see in this day and age.

[@donichee9687]

Can someone make a movie of this dude’s life journey already?!

[@Matt-012]

Amazing guy

[@TheLastSaint7]

I wondered why Francis was moving so slow. Heavyweights are titans if your FIGHTING with a jacked up knee

[@FormerGlobetard]

What a great champion! Class act

[@fernbirdENT]

And stiiiiiilllll improving Francis Ngannou !!!!

[@chultimatemuscle]

Such a GOOD MAN!! Great Champion!

[@thanasis7oropos]

Francis Ngannou pro plus

[@appledough3843]

I wanted Poirier to win but I liked Oliveira’s style more. I wanted Gane to win but I’m loving Francis skill set right now. Monster power and now crazy wrestling

[@lawngjawn9982]

*"Oh you're a Wrestler now" - Gane to Ngannou*

[@rodriguezkave3636]

😂

[@OneHeartWorld]

Respect for Cyril for breaking Ngannou’s 100% finish rate stat

[@indravrtrahaana763]

And conversely,respect to Francis for breaking Gane's undefeated streak!😃😃😃

[@kardave2848]

Ngannou is becoming a perfect fighter!

[@kingaries488]

Exactly

[@tannyehuenijosephtanoh8403]

Francis IS very good... Bravo👏👏

[@frankiecal3186]

Francis has all the power now. Dana Mad😡😡😡😡 af!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@josephgilliam]

What a beast

[@martinpadilla3264]

Francis #1