LUKE THOMAS: FRANCIS NGANNOU Has TRIUMPHANT Moment in PFL Debut

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@isaabdullahi9097 Ай бұрын

I'd like to say Luke, you are a very good person. You have a way of empathizing with fighters and giving them respect that opens the eyes of the world to the real humanity behind all the noise. Thank you Luke. You make the struggles of fighting understandable to us yokels.

@TermaineJenkins Ай бұрын

Felt good watching Francis win again. He's unbeatable as a human being too. So many accomplishments

@TreyParker318 Ай бұрын

The King has returned

@BrUh-km6il Ай бұрын

More like the King showed everyone why hes King.

@TreyParker318 Ай бұрын

As a father, I feel the exact same way. I can't see a world I would want to live in if my child was gone.

@riccocool Ай бұрын

It's why I get up and go. It sure isn't for me anymore.

@johnsnow7873 Ай бұрын

Literally my thoughts exactly. Not sure if you heard his interview on Rogan but the way he explained 'this littler thing comes into your life and takes over your entire world. And then all of a sudden they're gone. And you realise all of these small things you have been worrying about, all mean nothing'. That has stuck with me and I can't imagine a world without my son.

@SomeBodyIUsedToKnow8 Ай бұрын

You keep going if you have other children

@lowlowseesee Ай бұрын

i fear when my cat is going to die so i can only imagine what a parent goes through. or let me rephrase.....a great parent would go through

@user-ov5nd1fb7s Ай бұрын

The worst feeling in the world is when your child has medical issues and there is nothing you can do. I'm living with this too. I know exactly how Francis feels. Luke is right. It really changes you.

@francescoperi7810 Ай бұрын

A man among so many yapping boys. Max respect to Francis!

@BamOn742 Ай бұрын

YOU NAILED IT...GREAT COMMENT

@Sydsourtrout Ай бұрын

Best mma analyst. Always love the post fight lives

@wreckim Ай бұрын

Francis represents the best of humanity when facing adversity, and is a true sportsman. He is not the only one, but he is the one with the most weight on his shoulders, the most depending on his continued success etc...as Luke points out. He can carry that torch. We are fortunate to witness it, and I hope a fitting movie will be made of his life. I am a fan.

@revendranaidoo4305 Ай бұрын

Francis is an inspiration for our people of Africa Thank You Francis 🙏

@ogregialzsorop5941 Ай бұрын

Not just for you. I am white like snow still feel the same

@drytool Ай бұрын

Not only is he an inspiration for the people of Africa, He is an inspiration for all of humanity!

@nevermind55555 Ай бұрын

Luke, I wish you all the success in the world. More importantly, hope the best life happens to your daughter. You're a good man.

@restlessyouthproductions Ай бұрын

He is this generations Ali. I truly mean that. Not in the way that he had to overcome the challenges of early segregation and the civil rights era, but his story is a monument to mankind.

@jbheath6678 Ай бұрын

I've actually had this thought myself. Dude is a once in a generation type figure. Very different from Ali of course! But the world should hear his story some day

@geverniveup Ай бұрын

The world keeps doubting Francis and he keeps one upping the world. Win some lose some. He knows the deal. No one can beat him in MMA. Absolutely appreciate you opening up about parenting and how pointless it would be if your child passed 🙏

@StoicDivinity Ай бұрын

Didn't he step out because he thought he was worth as much if not more than Jon Jones? Screw this entitled African.

@geverniveup Ай бұрын

@@StoicDivinity I mean that’s hilarious coming from someone named “stoic divinity” 😂 Francis is the embodiment of stoicism. Standing up to power, taking back control, forging your own destiny. You could learn a lot from him

@Killthebatman87 Ай бұрын

no they didn’t…when he got KO in boxing they realized he’s just human

@geverniveup Ай бұрын

oh yeah like anyone thought he wasn’t human 😂. What a dumbass comment. He’d already lost a fight in the ufc before he became champion you idiot. It’s about perseverance. Stop acting like you don’t go through life like the rest of us

@StoicDivinity Ай бұрын

It's not "stoicism" to move on from a company, whilst making public your payment issues. @@geverniveupnice try to reinterpret the past.

@andrewphillips6846 Ай бұрын

What a human being, what a story, what humility Francis Ngannou the next superman movie. I am truly a fan.🎉❤

@MfotaNzimbu Ай бұрын

Rest in peace little Kobe 🙏 😔 and be strong Francis 💪 🙏

@dman2095 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the constant content, Looog!!🔥🔥🔥

@bmdecker93 Ай бұрын

Luke, great work as usual, but the revionist history of the Fury fight is mind numbing. Sure, he lost, but we all know that was a win in all but name. The Joshua loss has caused a large portion of the MMA fandom to forget how much he exceeded and demolished expectations against Fury. It was a great performance against the lineal HW champ. We all know it was lightning in a bottle. Nonetheless, it happened.

@ThomasMSoleau Ай бұрын

God bless Francis. I didn't know he lost his Son. I can't imagine the grief he went through. My Father passed away in August. The day before he passed away, I saw my Father's soul meet my Mother's soul in the afterlife. So I believe Francis' Son's spirit is with him always. Congratulations to Francis.

@isaacsavage4399 Ай бұрын

Hands down BEST in the GAME! Thank you @luke 👊

@yourauthenticselfwork Ай бұрын

This was excellent

@eddiewawa Ай бұрын

As a new father to a newly adopted young daughter... And I'm sure there might be peeps out there detracting that it isn't the same as a biological daughter, but it bloody well is, and what Luke and Francis talks about resonates with me. Thanks for that vulnerability Luke, for the struggles we all have as dads that always feels like they're drowning in being a dad, for sharing even the concept of living on if one of our kids dies. Much ❤ to you and to all the other daddy donks out there.

@clapdrix72 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad he won

@privatemilo Ай бұрын

The MMA gods have shown they’re still with us

@NicolaMaxwell Ай бұрын

Aww I cried!💙

@MillionaireclubFilmEntertainme Ай бұрын

Congrats 👏 Cris cyborg and Francis 🎉

@crazypato3752 Ай бұрын

In 3:32 minutes Francis showed a complete game. Kicks, boxing defense, wrestling, ground and pound

@fernandofreeman1954 Ай бұрын

There is alot of fight for francis ngannou the legend ❤❤❤❤❤respect and love for francis

@wl7291 Ай бұрын

He was so well prepared for that fight. Knew he was going to wrestle, came in 10 pounds lighter than even when he beat Stipe. Soon as they swung leather at each other's heads and missed, he went right to a takedown. He wasn't about to play with fire and find out where his chin was at.

@rioshelz2924 Ай бұрын

3:31 lost my daughter and it’s how I feel everyday luke!

@jackreacher2095 Ай бұрын

I'm soo sorry 😞

@Tyrantula1 Ай бұрын

Francis is the baddest man on the planet. His ability to dust himself off and get back on his horse repeatedly is remarkable. He has tons of things in life that would break 99.999% of people, just one of those things… and he’s always come out strong on the other side

@zimba543 Ай бұрын

U got emotional bro😢

@BobbyLunsford83 Ай бұрын

It was great seeing you at the Opeth concert yesterday. 🤘🏻

@bigfan4793 Ай бұрын

Happy for Francis

@joshthompson8506 Ай бұрын

Yeah. They always say 'You don't know what it's like until you have kids of your own' is a cliche. But it's one of those that's absolutely true. I can't even fathom what I would do if mine perished. Such a massive hurdle to overcome, so happy for Francis getting this W.

@dezww9952 Ай бұрын

Francis = 💯👊🏽

@cillianmcdonagh2212 Ай бұрын

Ngannou is a special person

@ponyboy1276 Ай бұрын

As a father of an almost 6 year olf boy, if I lost him, I woudn't want to be here. That is for sure. Kudos to Francis for keeping on and thriving.

@Soaptoaster Ай бұрын

Luke, your candor about not wanting to live if your kid died is extraordinary honest. Raw and powerful. I have two little ones and feel exactly the same way. Having said, my faith in God would be the only thing that could sustain me. Thank you for transcending the sport with your amazing journalistic approach. A fighter and a scholar sir. God bless.

@lowlowseesee Ай бұрын

sky daddy aint for everyone. luke is atheist much like myself. im glad you have something that could save you from the horror though

@Soaptoaster Ай бұрын

@lowlowseesee respectfully, I don't believe in a skydaddy. Peace.

@jackreacher2095 Ай бұрын

Gods the one who decided that Francis life should be destroyed at the peak of his success

@JulesEAbril-wl7es Ай бұрын

Francis Nganou’slife needs to be turned into a movie.

@tchambers807 Ай бұрын

I understand today is about feeling good for Francis, but don't forget DC went through a similar situation and went on to achieve big things. Shout out to the dads and the good guys in the game🙏🤙

@jedediah5688 Ай бұрын

I remember my little brother dying when I was 22 years old… He died on his 20th birthday… My parents, who had never spoken to each other at all for about 12 to 13 years, all of a sudden we’re best friends again! They bonded over my brother‘s death, and I resented them for that… But I watched how they handled their youngest son dying unexpectedly from natural causes… My father never worked another day in his life. My mother drowned her sorrows and alcohol for 30. years… I can understand you saying you don’t know if you would want to live if you lost your child… But as a father of three, having experienced my parents losing a child and me , losing a brother… I would say we move on and we do our best to inspire those around us after the death of our loved ones… but ,, I have to agree if one of my children died before me. I don’t know if I would wanna live

@workshoptelescope Ай бұрын

Knockout power from that far behind Ferreira was such a reminder of how scary Francis is.

@madsjensen9712 Ай бұрын

Beast king francis

@SlipandRip710 Ай бұрын

I’m so happy he won. Dana would’ve tried to hit the biggest victory lap of all time on him if he lost and it would’ve pissed me off a bit.

@ImextremelyAsian-c9g Ай бұрын

I feel like Luke was overreacting to the 2 punches to the back of the head he saw Francis land, this is way too common, JDS vs Cain 1, Gane vs JDS, Vitor vs Sexyama etc etc Lol.

@claytonboren3353 Ай бұрын

Use to smirk at people who said they wouldn’t want to live if they lost a child. That was before my boy was born 2 years ago…no way I would keep going Luke is right there’s no point

@jvanek8512 Ай бұрын

Why would you smirk at that? I don't have a child and don't need one to know that's an inhuman thing to do.

@VeraxMusic Ай бұрын

I mean, this wasn't that impressive of a win. It's a win.

@PrinceVoid7 Ай бұрын

It was an impressive win but it wasn’t because of the opponent he was facing.

@D-MF-L Ай бұрын

I’d like to watch the fight before loving or hating this.

@adub92199 Ай бұрын

I won’t lie, I thought this had the potential to be a huge upset. Francis had so many reasons to lose this fight from the possibility of being gun shy and getting caught, to his chin possibly not being the same. I seen this being the path of least resistance and Francis ran through him like butter. I feel dumb for doubting even a little bit and I’m glad cause I love Francis and what he stands for. Baddest man on the planet. Then bro had a rib injury the whole time.. wtf. RIP to his baby boy

@exdunn Ай бұрын

Francis vs Aspinall would be so legendary. PLEASE UNIVERSE MAKE IT HAPPEN.

@Malc222 Ай бұрын

7:29 merab just showed us how easily timing can beat speed

@Zpoq Ай бұрын

Francis is a great guy. Never meddum.

@YODAJJ Ай бұрын

Hey Luke, one correction you said these Saudi dongs know nothing of Francis during the Live..you couldn’t be more wrong..they know everything about every ufc fighter and boxer. Based on what exactly did you decide that they knew nothing of Francis? They know more about him than American fans

@sabiitigilbert Ай бұрын

PFL benefited from that win much as Francis. It was a good with for the promotion too

@jvanek8512 Ай бұрын

I doubt it.

@patricknez7258 Ай бұрын

Francis the best 🔥

@Hugo-oh5zf Ай бұрын

Let's goooooo

@ImranKhan-gs2hy Ай бұрын

Ngannou is the true MMA Heavyweight king. 👑

@HDvids101 Ай бұрын

I watched this livestream and will never his again. I didn't even know who won at the time !!! Failed miserably.

@majortom331 Ай бұрын

Vadim Nemkov is the only legit contender they can match him up with right now.

@bangeatchowder Ай бұрын

I can't wait for mk tomorrow

@rarrevinyl Ай бұрын

extremely happy for francis and i agree with luke, he needs and deserves a better haircut.

@sevendeuceuk Ай бұрын

The only fight I want to see is Francis VS Tom . Problem is we are never going to see it .

@hibernopithecus7500 Ай бұрын

This. Fuck Jones. He doesn’t wanna fight either of these guys? Fine. Let them fight each other.

@rockyrivera6397 Ай бұрын

From what i read he has a 2 fight contract its 10 mil and 12 mil so it can happen the problem is UFC isnt going to pay him more the price he wants for big fights

@hibernopithecus7500 Ай бұрын

@@rockyrivera6397 If the UFC go the money route then they’re just showing they still don’t know who they’re dealing with. He’ll do the fight for less _if_ they give him a more flexible contract. The key is to make the offer before he fights Wilder (if that happens), coz if he wins that then he becomes the A side. Lot of ifs though.

@LWT80 Ай бұрын

Wtf are these comments lol. He beat renan Ferreira not tom aspinall.

@LifeOfTheOwl Ай бұрын

We need to get rid of this coward in MMA Media

@tristhekid Ай бұрын

You’d probably feel differently if you had more than 1 kid. I don’t have any but I feel that if you had multiple, obviously it would be very difficult to deal with losing one. Soul crushing but you’d want to make it through for the sake of the other kids you have

@lo6354 Ай бұрын

Ref definitely let Francis get a few extra in for his son💯

@shmazy86 Ай бұрын

I honestly don't have a clue why Francis has an abundance of haters

@BamOn742 Ай бұрын

skin colour, paid shills, think tanks against him paid by Dana, I honestly dont get it too brother

@robbiewizz658 Ай бұрын

Bad spirited hateful people for all many of reasons speaks volumes about themselves more than Francis. Some people live with bad hearts

@waveybeats Ай бұрын

@@robbiewizz658🎯🎯🎯

@petergarcia2909 Ай бұрын

Dana marks

@jvanek8512 Ай бұрын

@@BamOn742 none of those applied to me. I don't hate him. I just don't like when someone's ego thinks they are bigger than a sport. I thought it was ludicrous that Francis thought he had the power during his contract negotiations to change the entire UFC business structure. To me it will be interesting to see what the PPV numbers are

@Jjweeks01 Ай бұрын

That’s cool but what can PFL possibly do with him now? Seriously. They don’t have any talent or anyone with name value. Good luck selling that because this “super fight” sucked

@tankerock Ай бұрын

Did Ferreira get his promised guaranteed 1 million purse?

@theaviator06 Ай бұрын

Great is His Holy name. ☦️

@JohnnyGoodBehavior Ай бұрын

Prince?

@lowlowseesee Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyGoodBehavior lolol

@dylanreinboth9577 Ай бұрын

The Predator needs a new name.

@davidhaworth7152 Ай бұрын

3:34 100% Also, I’m not sure I could.

@felipe3354 Ай бұрын

Francis vs Nemkov

@michaeleaster1815 Ай бұрын

2:13 "I'm not saying anything that we don't already know" - Luke Thomas, 2024. Potential title for autobiography?

@HKMUSICWORLDTV Ай бұрын

✅✅✅✅✅✅👊🏾🔥🙏🏾

@ProjectSunV Ай бұрын

I had a feeling he'd win

@trkddy Ай бұрын

🎉

@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628 Ай бұрын

Love Francis' story. Let's not forget that Ariel Helwani tried to ruin Francis' brand several years ago. He failed, thankfully.

@zoheir1162 Ай бұрын

How? Can you elaborate please

@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628 Ай бұрын

@@zoheir1162 When Francis was getting started in the UFC and having some good results and getting popular, it was about the same time that Trump made his comment about some countries being s***holes. At the time Francis lived in France and just came to the US for UFC stuff. His English wasn't good. Ariel cornered him and tried to get him to comment on Trump's comment, knowing half of America would like his answer and half of America would hate it. Francis had no idea what Ariel was talking about and Ariel tried to press him to make a comment - all so Ariel could get some clicks and views but then piss off half the fans that would potentially be Francis fans. Ariel is scum.

@cloudychris5052 Ай бұрын

Ngannou is a real life final boss 😂

@nnaemekaezeanyika Ай бұрын

UFC champion vs PFL champion

@hookem8 Ай бұрын

Jones or Aspinall run through Francis.

@mrmolloy Ай бұрын

Francis KOd him inside one round - that’s HW fights.

@matthewalvarez4114 Ай бұрын

Mega Washed😂😂😂😂😂😂🌊🌊🌊🌊

@ericcartman9634 Ай бұрын

he punched the guy unconscious. with back of the head shots

@lexorcism Ай бұрын

Wilder is turbo power washed

@ramonbriones4487 Ай бұрын

The king never left my man.

@rajdeepnath1633 Ай бұрын

Perseverant? Ngannou was left in Sahara desert to die lume a dog 8 freaking times. He came back 8 times.

@cineris2389 Ай бұрын

Nothing against Francis, his personal story is fascinating. as well as devastating. Yet on the fighting side of things, what is there to look forward to on the fan side? Absolutely nothing, it's good he's getting paid. but that means little for the entertainment equation.

@TheReal_DeanD Ай бұрын

Make Francis versus Jake Paul now. First one in boxing next one in MMA. I’m serious. Jake Paul is a weight bully that likes to fight former MMA fighters from the UFC. Let’s see how he does against Francis.

@liammorgans7329 Ай бұрын

Jake boxes ufc guys on 5+ losing streaks who have lost their drive to fight, we dont need to have Francis starch him, any fighter with actual drive to still fight from a small weight class should beat him, even in boxing. Or he could face an actual boxer, when he did that against tommy fury he lost

@vitoratio2718 Ай бұрын

This is like asking for Anthony Joshua vs Israel Adesanya. It makes no logical sense, they fight in completely different weight classes

@TheReal_DeanD Ай бұрын

@@vitoratio2718I would say look at Jake’s body vs the MMA fighters he beat. He was bigger than all of them even Anderson who fought at 205lbs. To me Jake is a HW when he enters the ring so have Francis box him.

@vitoratio2718 Ай бұрын

@@TheReal_DeanD Jake is not a HW when he enters the ring, AT MOST he gets up to 225 on fight night which is 30lbs lighter than Francis and the guys he fights with. Jake Paul has a tiny frame with little relative muscle mass compared to any fighter his size or bigger. He’s a weight bully for sure, but he is not a heavyweight by any stretch of the imagination

@TheReal_DeanD Ай бұрын

@@vitoratio2718 Eveningv. I double checked the boxing HW weight ranges. It starts at 201 lbs to be classified as a HW. In MMA it starts at 206 lbs. Jake Paul is a HW when he competes. Yes he is undersized vs Francis but nonetheless Jake is a HW in terms of weight. I’m sure the boxing match could get sanctioned. It sucks for Francis for him to be beating a smaller guy though but it would be a money making fight.

@Rya_N33 Ай бұрын

Pfl is doing itself a huge disfavor by having big fights not in the USA. The crowd there sucks and makes it lame to watch not to mention fights in the morning are the worst and don’t get the same big fight feel

@jvanek8512 Ай бұрын

Saudi is paying them as part of their "sports washing" initiative to help their image

@qq8413 Ай бұрын

King? Didn’t know Anthony Joshua fought last night

@user-nl9me3er7w Ай бұрын

Francis I'm so happy for you. I'm not happy you won. I'm happy you are the person you are. I wish you all the best my brother. You are a true King!

@davidp2391 Ай бұрын

King? Bro beat a low tier heavyweight.

@heymelon Ай бұрын

Thumbnail got me spoiled. Gotta unsub, sorry.

@eastcoastshine2009 Ай бұрын

We all need to put an end to Francis Ngannou vs ranked pro boxer nonsense. Francis can’t beat Wilder , Zhang or any other experienced pro heavyweight in a boxing match regardless how washed they are. None of them are going to make mistake of taking Francis as a joke like Fury did. Let them come to smart cage. Wilder says he’s willing to crossover let’s see the match happen in MMA!

@camwatters-iz5bs Ай бұрын

Is Francis the best in the world? It’s down to him, jones and Aspinall. Getting caught in the triangle showed a potential weakness to work on. The power of his ground and pound is the most powerful in the world.

@hibernopithecus7500 Ай бұрын

Are we saying he got caught in the triangle? It was never really on. Sure, he left himself open to Ferreira believing he could try it, but Francis handled it before it was sunk.

@InMotion-p1p Ай бұрын

Best mma fighter? Hard to say coz mma is tightly controlled by ufc and Francis in the pfl. Best boxer no. He tried. 2 fights in the boxing heavyweight division and lost twice

@camwatters-iz5bs Ай бұрын

@@InMotion-p1p I had him beating Tyson fury but you are right he’s not the best boxer. He would have a good chance against Deontae wilder right now. He left the ufc as number one mma

@InMotion-p1p Ай бұрын

@@camwatters-iz5bs That is sport. Francis lost by points to Fury. His next fight he loses by points to Usyk. Francis was knocked out by Joshua and Joshua next fight he was koed by Dubois

@camwatters-iz5bs Ай бұрын

@@InMotion-p1p ya some good points. I think this mma win makes him marketable for another big money boxing match. I think wilder hasn’t looked great lately so that’s the fight to make in my opinion

@patriotclips5648 Ай бұрын

Luke demanded COV1D jabs for 5 year olds in 2022. Called parents irresponsible if they didn't. Awful quiet in 2024 Luke. Not so passionate anymore? No longer calling people derogatory names for not getting jabbed? What a coward.