UFC 270: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane have wild Pre-Fight Press Conference

[@RizarrFilms]

It’s so awesome that they let my Grandma record this press conference! Thank you Dana!

[@djsugarray6934]

Lmfao 😂

[@heheheha9094]

hahahah i came to the comments to see if anyone commented on that

[@keyboardwarrior426]

And thank yo u grandma

[@internalizequotes]

LOL

[@jaymac7203]

Lool 😭😭😂😂

[@sundayaito4366]

"If you have ever fought in your life, you will know there is no easy fight" so impressed with this response from francise.

[@RapperHolik]

that was a complete shut down. I'd quit my job if I was that reporter.

[@viper9720]

How much second please ?

[@kanig5256]

@@viper9720 From like 37:00 and onwards

[@hockysa]

Yeah fk that reporter trying to cause drama between them. Great response from Francis not letting the reporter get away with talking shit.

[@codylilley2668]

Thought you called Francis Franchise lol

[@danishhussain7127]

I have never ever heard "Thank you" from a heavyweight for the opponent in pre match presser. Gane is a legend

[@tomcruise1544]

Bro !!! Gane laughing and saying “thank you” was kinnda scary dude. Lol … like he’s trying say he just been taught a quick lesson. Their passive aggressive was hilarious also. Cant wait to watch this fight man !!!

[@bonpaoi4736]

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[@ascotpark5102]

So him saying thanks makes him a legend?

[@chizion4022]

I'm an Ngannou fan but must say that Ciryl is such a lovely guy. The guy exudes peace, honesty, innocence. I hope none of them gets injured on Saturday.

[@larrytate1657]

Did you Nganou on Mike Tyson podcast? Might change how you feel about him. He said he was mad Herb Dean got in quick to save Stipe. Which Francis already got one extra punch in on an unconscious Stipe as it was, but he wanted to punch him more while he lay unconscious. I mean when it’s adrenaline and the heat of the moment and fighters go for more punches on a clearly unconscious opponent it’s one thing. But to weeks after the fight say that is shitty. Those shots on an unconscious person our brain changing especially at hw.

[@ghettochicken8420]

@@larrytate1657 didnt know about this, damn didnt know he hate stipe like that

[@britaniawaves4060]

He said Ciryl was peaceful and a good dude, wtf you on about? you can be a fan of an absolute animal In mma (Francis) without him being a nice person, to the spectator this is entertainment first and foremost, couldn’t give a toss if they donate to charity or spit on dogs, give me blood and KO’s!!!!!

[@samuelidredd8921]

Peace?honesty?innocence? are we talking about a mother Theresa type Charity worker or a F****in Fighting Man? Hope none of them get injured? what the F**K are you watching M.M A. for honestly?

[@samuelidredd8921]

@@larrytate1657 STOP IT MAN!!! (take up knitting instead if you wanna stay cosy and safe)

[@DRICH1394]

Francis and Gane’s passive aggressiveness is hilarious 🤣 We can all learn from their patience in this argument😂😂

[@mathprodigy]

Nothing truer has ever been said.

[@sethmatthews77]

This was the nicest argument that I've ever seen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OurKingdomIsNotOfThisWorld]

It almost comes with the size, right? Like it would be terror if dudes that big just went around debo-ing people 😂

[@top10ofeverythingyouneedto40]

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[@Jodyjo99]

@@OurKingdomIsNotOfThisWorld my grandma gave me that chain “runs away goofily “ 😂

[@basvhout]

I love Ciryl so much. Seems like he's really honest and isn't afraid to show his feelings. What a role model for the UFC. Much love.

[@repurposeyou]

He’s the Anthony Joshua of the UFC.

[@gentgerxhaliu2413]

@@repurposeyou nah, joshua is fake

[@thunderousbandit6679]

He is French after all

[@TheRealAbraxas]

@@repurposeyou Joshua sucks, Gane is super technical

[@youknow2849]

He showed his allegiance to the I l l u m i n a t I in his Derrick Lewis fight covered 1 eye an did the butterfly symbol representing the monarch, so I'm a fan but Im also not a fan

[@djp8795]

Gane is so sincere. He said “okay thank you” like that’s the only thing he needed to hear to go harder this fight

[@djp8795]

Like he just want to be friends

[@LeTchabio]

Gane just proved is a liar kid. ''you hurt me, you hurt me😭, I was surprised by The power'' it means everything and it means what it means😂😅🤣

[@LordTGaming]

No he said that Francis went too hard in sparring. You expect your sparring partner to go relatively easy. So when Francis went harder than you should do in sparring he was surprised and annoyed by it so he quit sparring with Ngannou.

[@LeTchabio]

@@LordTGaming Gane's wrong. he did say ''you hurt me'' three times. they didn't play chess or Playstation, much less hopscotch. In contact sport, even in the small dojos, from the white belt, one of the first lessons in sparring to assimilate is never to show your opponent your pain and fear. The good kid Ciryl has just taken off his pants here by clearly showing that the pain of this sparring is still mental and that the power of Ngannou scared him to the point of running away from him in this sparring. the sparring of this time between these two fighters, featured a Francis already known for his power and a Ciryl unknown to the general public who wanted to measure himself against this Francis in full rise in power. At this stage you do everything to be up to it, even show your teeth longer in this sparring which is also filmed, but you can't run away and then show bits or clips of video to the world to communicate and then saying ''you hurt me'' like that. it's not serious, it's not intelligent, it's not professional. During the fight Ngannou will come neither for sparring nor to retain his power. that's for sure. Between us Ciryl looked like a tramp in front of Francis' dress style and he made a spot in the picture in the middle of the other fighters.

[@LeTchabio]

@@LordTGaming bullshit

[@Fearhumans]

The “Ok Big Brother” from Cyril to Francis after the first exchange was so wholesome. Both men respect and love each other but have to play foes for PPV’s. I’m sure either one would rather fight someone else.

[@a-manthe9]

Well yeah Francis wanted to fight Jon Jones but Dana wouldn't let him so now he has to fight Cyril

[@Nich_B23]

I took that really sarcastically. Like Cyril was annoyed that he was trying to big brother him

[@Al-to7qk]

@@Nich_B23 💯👌👍

[@sportsbank8428]

Francis wanted to be the one to knock Jones out for the payday it would have been. But, I think he will be pleasantly surprised at how much this fight makes in PPV as well.

[@TURTWIG094]

Amazing to see how far Francis has come, holding his own in a main event press conference being so well spoken

[@bobbyshmurda5225]

I noticed big change..

[@thetraveler9]

A lot of drama going on

[@semgo1348]

he being sneaky toxic

[@TheConnoisseurOC]

@@semgo1348 good

[@oooooooo4963]

You have to imagine he s been practicing MMA 10 times more than his English... the évolution we are going to witness on saturday is going to be crazy

[@Mr-iw7wd]

Shout out to the translator having full on conversations with himself.

[@4theculturegaming740]

I was lost asf when he first started talking, I thought some drunk dude got a hold of the mic lmao

[@mathprodigy]

Translator: and Saturday you're catching these elbows Also Translator: I'm just ready to fight this man Saturday and get this over with

[@TanRicky321]

@@4theculturegaming740 😂💀

[@benlewis5312]

Ciryl: He didn't knock me out. I love you Francis! Ngannou: You were on the floor. You got hit so hard you forgot. I respect you! Ciryl: He's lying to you. I respect him more!

[@KalvinValentineBell]

Lol I can’t believe Nobody else commented this comment is hilarious it’s like DC and Khabib when they’re talking to each other joking around

[@davidsalinas9]

Like in south Park when pc principal got in a fight....... You respect me brah. I do you respect ya brah

[@dazo8671]

😀😀 that's funny I respect you bro 👊

[@DonOrFinito]

Look me in the eyes.... I love you bruh

[@jaken.6112]

@@davidsalinas9 lmao this could be the best comparison in online history brah

[@MrExemptedJARED]

It’s incredible how these fighters were able to keep their composure and continue the conference during an earthquake

[@fuadrashdan7275]

Damnn cyril and francis are so funny when they argued to each other loll. But still it's a respect we see there

[@bananasngrapes8814]

they respect eachother alot

[@jlgf1183]

'okay, big brother'

[@marioeid930]

They are like brothers, you can see they have no hate for each other.

[@alinddash9567]

Francis's face when the reporter said that Cyril is an easy fight, was priceless 😂😂😂

[@fuadrashdan7275]

@@alinddash9567 hahaha yeah loll. Francis was so shocked like what the helll?

[@jf1341]

Two of the biggest guys and two of the smallest on the same stage, Dana is funny arranging this 😂

[@dsabwe2024]

lol

[@Icantfeeeeeelit]

😂

[@ozz7602]

Especially the Ngannou and Moreno side 🤣🤣🤣

[@mathprodigy]

Yes and i think these work as the top of the card for sure.

[@mathprodigy]

@@ozz7602 hell he put the two bald dudes on the other lmao

[@AnindyaLongvah]

REPORTER: WHY IS FRANCIS LYING? CIRYL: BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE TRUTH Absolutely golden meme content.

[@donjon5442]

I think they got the special Ed reporters in for this or something

[@thefatalveli1225]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@MrAznDream]

But its kind of awesome and even shows a bit of Cyrils character. Hes answering without psychoanalyzing francis character and why he would do such shady behaviour and also disarmed the questions from the reporter. Simply stating its not the truth.

[@janibekfuturetop5p4p6]

@@donjon5442 "Oh my gawwwwd ayooo the special need n**** askin stupid shit"

[@heirloom462]

Ego??? Hello??

[@jabari441]

Watching these two talk I feel like the media definitely blew things out of proportion lol Two Gentle Giants

[@brayanm04]

This is the most polite and intense confrontation about the left high kick

[@forkumelvis9146]

The left high kick can be solve if Cyril team show the video.

[@shadowmovement4976]

I didn’t know a press conference with 3 non-native English speakers and one with no English could be so entertaining

[@Tysoncage21]

You think so ,,, I thought it was shit ,,

[@conboy66]

@@Tysoncage21 well that's your opinion

[@hemkarki6328]

@@conboy66 It was boring except the guy that antaginise francis.

[@conboy66]

@@hemkarki6328 don't care your opinion ya mong

[@conboy66]

@Habbil H.O get a dictionary ffs

[@MrReviewer]

Respect to the camera man for filming this during an earthquake

[@TheGrandmaster1]

Yeah, it's 2022. UFC is the biggest MMA promotion on planet earth. A budget of Billions. Any kid is middle school could buy a cheap ass stand from wal mart and slap a phone on it. And this clown can't film the conferences for one of the biggest fights in combat sports history worth a shit.

[@Pafuki25]

💀💀💀

[@dhjeew3517]

Cyril is just so humble and honest that he can't trash talk at all, he's a real role model

[@kurt6447]

When Ngannou started in the UFC he could hardly speak a word of english. Now he’s talking mad shit in a press conference and entertaining as hell. What a legend.

[@gabe6281]

I used to tutor this kid from Cameroon who spoke only French. About 5 years ago, he graduated from my alma mater with a bachelors degree in chemistry.

[@kurt6447]

@@gabe6281 amazing!

[@gabe6281]

@@kurt6447 I can't believe it myself. The young man is like 6'8” now but he's still as shy as the little boy that I used to tutor. He probably has a master's or doctorate by now, guaranteed.

[@eodeod1866]

@@gabe6281 who asked?

[@gabe6281]

@@eodeod1866 Your mother called me and expressed her satisfaction for the work that I put in. She then requested a referral to another brother.

[@DarthVader-wu9ls]

Props to that damn good translator he was trying his best to do his job without interrupting or being rude with a loud spoken voice and did great.

[@ballislife9092]

it was awesome. It was like the translator was actually arguing with Moreno

[@Umadoveracommentg]

And how he translates it both ways at some point, goated translator.

[@dolomike3553]

I speak French and he didn’t say what they say for you to understand really basic translator 😳😂 like for real for real they was saying much more when they was both speaking French

[@soumyadeepdas1536]

This press conference is what happens when two father's sit to discuss there issue's, but the kids start fighting amongst themselves!!

[@blackiechan2908]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sandersgeorges]

FUCK YOU SAY ABOUT MY DAD HE CAN KICK UR ASS 😂😂😂

[@Dan_Hazard]

@@sandersgeorges I don't know man I heard his dad was born in a long cabin that he built with his own 2 hands

[@mathprodigy]

This is a great comment so I'm not tryna be "that guy" lmao but to be fair Figure4leglock was the most problem child on stage lmao

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Francis has to convince the world he actually knocked out someone in closed doors but have no problems convincing people in an arena.

[@youtubeboxing719]

momo nah Francis was saying knockdown from the start but gane thinks knockdown means knockout also that’s why he said you hurt me but never knock me down because he thinks knock down is knocked out cold

[@kerrikittles23yearsand30]

Cyril is such a good sport, Never threw shade against Francis despite their coaches history

[@lambsauce9544]

Lol he said he has no friends

[@HunchoHamza]

@@lambsauce9544 that’s not shade that’s the truth Francis said it first barely even teammates just respectable and worthy opponent in the same divisions!

[@karambwan1649]

@@lambsauce9544 as Conor said, there’s no friends in this business

[@RapperHolik]

please say the same for Francis, he also a good sport.

[@telliere]

@@lambsauce9544 It's probably true. He grew up in Cameroun, where nobody believed in him. They have this mindset there. And when you succeed, they are rather jalous and envious than happy for you. He's selfmade but just rely on himself and doesn't thank others for the help. Look at his beef with Dana.

[@ericvaughnbennett]

One of the nicest press conference I've ever seen, so polite

[@fighthighlights2201]

Yes, that was pure class. Boxers should learn manners from these mma gentlemen.

[@artiomgera6686]

Figuriedo was weird tho

[@jobeyrm]

@@artiomgera6686 when he suddenly murmured “crybaby… crybaby motherfucker”… it was so out of place that I had to burst out laughing lmao

[@basx37]

Exactly, Figueiredo was the odd pancake. He listens to his weird pancake coach too much. I mean, he’s probably a good coach, but he’s also always talking cringy smack.

[@artiomgera6686]

@@jobeyrm so true :)

[@iimdirtydan]

Ciryl seems like he’s telling the truth. It sounds like they were sparring and agreed not to go full speed. But then Francis still hits him with a hard shot. So Cyril was probably stunned and like... wtf dude? Then the coach steps in before they go too far.

[@ziggyjohnston5302]

What's crazy is how many people just ate it right up. If you look at the comments, everyone thinks Cyril is lying. People are so easily brainwashed. Francis got emotional because everyone saw the video of Cyril piecing him up. Francis is a lying scumbag. I see Francis losing and leaving the UFC, blaming Dana for all of his own shortcomings

[@iimdirtydan]

@@ziggyjohnston5302 He didn’t interrupt and handled himself like somebody being straight up. I hate that this sparring clip has been a narrative.

[@alex8games]

I'm with you on this. It seemed like if it was true Ciryl would have zero problem admitting it.

[@jeffrockr]

yeah well Francis head inflated quite a lot hes becoming hard to like with his ego freak persona. I still think he is very dangerous and can win, it only takes one for him and 25 minutes is long, but he should be bit more humble.

[@dolo9999]

Exactly what I think happens

[@dotsongray]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT FRANCIS PUT THAT REPORTER IN HIS PLACE

[@hilairemouaffo6852]

I can't call that guy a reporter, he's a very biased jerk . That's how French journalism works.

[@Y_dz1]

Typical stuck up French snobs. They’re just butthurt Francis left the gym in France and took his talents to America

[@Mvshotz]

Time stamp

[@dotsongray]

@@Mvshotz I think it’s around like 36 min bruh. You’ll see Francis face when reporter askin Ciryl the question

[@arthurfoster3876]

Shouts out to that one reporter who spoke Spanish, Portuguese and English and was translating everything

[@djp8795]

Love how they call each other brother. No matter what there is still much respect there

[@yoyehh]

Just because they call each other brother? Wrong buddy

[@lesblase3667]

@@yoyehh yes, you are wrong.

[@pitech4446]

Francis called Ciryl brother but said they aren't teammate lol, Francis got called out by Ciryl

[@yoyehh]

Nah man..for exemple it is easy to see that ngannou is butthurt. Bringing the head kick up..low class. Anyway, he's not respectful imo

[@passofar]

@@yoyehh his coach been provoking Francis for a year (as Francis said, he never spoke about him at all...), then release footage of sparring with bits where Gane took over Francis (snake move by the gym), and at the same time the UFC is partning up with them to make Francis look bad as he did sign a new contract (toyed with him to fight Jon, and then Lewis, and instead made him wait out). Francis doesn't have to be nice at this point. At all.

[@magalhaeshelder]

Cameraman was having his toughest fight with the camera 😆

[@Staniii2360]

Story of his live. They really need to get a tripod.

[@ao1461]

Fighting for his life

[@godswilllaks1530]

Honestly Cyril gane is such a nice guy . Hopefully both guys return home healthy and safe after Saturday night

[@youknow2849]

Francis is fake in front of the cams gane is sincere

[@unboxmuseumm]

@@youknow2849 I can't stand you online weirdos. Do you personally know Francis have you met him? Have you me Gane? How can you conclude that? Weirdo

[@frankieromero7476]

@@youknow2849 cant underestimate francis ..hes gna take the win due to stamina

[@abdoulgueye8630]

Cyril and Francis is like a weird French story about best friends who end up growing apart

[@alabull860]

I wonder who's the protagonist in this movie O_o I guess both of them, because shit you know Jon Jones is our villain.

[@Zero8880]

@@alabull860 Fernando Lopez is the villain

[@PrgressiveHouse]

Best friends? They just sparred

[@PrgressiveHouse]

@@Zero8880 not sure abouth that

[@dieseltyme]

French lovers who hate each other personally but love pressing pelvis. Such films are typically filmed in black and white

[@trinity3422]

Honestly I can’t stand how some of the press will talk about there being no bad blood and then immediately ask about who’s lying about the sparring session, deliberately trying to fuel a beef. I respect and like both these fighters and like the fact they don’t feel the need to start drama to sell ppv’s. This has thr makings of a great heavyweight fight

[@dannyVulture]

The press here definitely took several pages from Ariel Helwani's interview book

[@ElegyVio]

Jesus Christ is the truth reach out

[@larry557]

Who in the press talks about no bad blood lmao

[@flyingviking5281]

Dude, it’s a press conference for a heavyweight title fight. Nothing wrong with a bit of bad blood (even though the press is reaching). Both of the fighters are professional and know it’s a part of the game. It’s not that dramatic. They probably don’t even take it that seriously.

[@enigmatized99]

@@ElegyVio Made up Sun (son) deity by constantine in 325 AD. Je sus means earth pig in latin and horse in hebrew, shua and sha means salvation, Yahushua is the name of ha mashiach, not the Sun god which you worshop on a sunday. No letter J in hebrew and even so his name in english would be Joshua ben David. Look into Ancient babylon and flee from the evil religion

[@harveygiesbrecht133]

Super excited about this fight but holy s*** can you get a decent cameraman for these press conferences !!!!!

[@joe3rd403]

😂 I thought I hit the ⛽️ too hard when I seen the screen 😂😂

[@John1873--]

Some decent journos would be a start

[@MilkoOfficialChannel]

Mac Life

[@brobro9169]

This isn't the actual recorded one

[@donjon5442]

Exactly, how fucking hard is it to stop a camera shaking.

[@rockymasarati2430]

Two Frenchmen arguing has to be the most polite thing I’ve ever seen

[@fighthighlights2201]

Ngannou is not French.

[@hellohowruyes5886]

@@fighthighlights2201 well France made him if he stayed in Cameron he would be nothing, he owns france to represent her flag

[@camillethepanther1760]

@@hellohowruyes5886 are you nutts he is representing Cameroon, he doesn’t have a French citizenship , actually France is lucky that he went through them. Do get the facts right

[@shivasrinivasan80]

@@fighthighlights2201 They speak French in Cameroon. So still counts.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@fighthighlights2201 Whatever.. he speaks French as his mother tongue, as does Ciryl. So you must get the point.

[@sachinbk1347]

I like how happy Francis is when people started cheering for Moreno.

[@parttytime12]

2 awesome native speaking french heavyweights trying to communicate in broken english is the best convo i’ve heard so far!!!

[@andrewbannout9056]

“Connect me on the eyes” - love the genuine French dialogue 😂

[@r4dicalpanda]

Those guys speaks english as they traduce litteral word by word french sentences that comes through their minds. thats why it appears weird but it makes total sense if you understand french but yeah it does sounds funny

[@thierryst-pierre2166]

@@r4dicalpanda bof even in french it doesnt really make sense lol

[@lesblase3667]

@@thierryst-pierre2166 you ain’t French. You’re Canadian.

[@Ali-oc3tg]

@@thierryst-pierre2166 il m’a touche a l’oeil...

[@brasdefer2426]

He meant: "look at me in the eyes"

[@VirtualShinobi]

Gane looks very humble, is going to be an amazing fight

[@PREFITX]

Kinda sad the language barrier. Brandon saying nothing but nice things but the brazilian automáticamente thinks hes talking shit and gets hella defensive and keeps talking shit. Probably not even understanding brandon is being welcoming and kind.

[@briannunez3841]

Hes african not braziilian

[@kobe3fann24]

@@briannunez3841 ??? Figuiredo is Brazilian

[@bodoque_csm]

francis' english has improved so much. dude held his own on the press conference

[@sunra8437]

Dude went to jo rogan podcast and gave an interview for 2hours.

[@RapperHolik]

Made the journalist look foolish. Respect to Francis

[@marimonroe9732]

Yeah took him long enough lol

[@sunra8437]

“We have to redefine the meaning of the word teammates “ Francis Ngannu

[@josemarianotangson9197]

that convo is so wholesome 🤣

[@TheRubberMatch]

Favorite part of the press conference 😂 they talked it out

[@samadkins8101]

"Thank you"

[@oscarcornejo8573]

This is the most diveresed conference ever.. love it all types of languages and cultures

[@AceRazor]

I love the multilingual champs. Sure cool to see how far the UFC has come.

[@nurbekkaskanov2005]

I love the way Francis always looked at Moreno and smiles, had fun. Like father is very proud of his son's naughty behaviour.😁😁😁

[@JRMagro]

Everyone else is smiling and having a good time. Meanwhile, Figgy is over in the corner dying from his weight cut 😅😬💀

[@Treadvlogs1]

Great fighter but so true 😂😂

[@imperialkingdom4821]

🤣🤣🤣..don't make me laugh 😅like this it's making the bed quake trying to hold it in but my lady is fast asleep beside me..smh ,what kind of joke is this ...? Pls I can't afford to wake wifey up she's got biz in the morning !! 😆😆😆

[@charliebigz]

💀

[@PrivateBlandon]

10:22Figuereido calling Moreno a “cry baby modafuka” caught me off guard 🤣🤣🤣

[@WildfireX]

What's the timestamp

[@jfye4453]

@@WildfireX 21:12 is pretty funny, even the translator chuckled at what Davidson said

[@DirectlyFromMusic-DFM]

Modafacka 😂

[@REALDEALMMA91]

Moreno is to nice it’s suspicious.. he has all the fans on his side due to the location . i could definitely be wrong but what he did to Henry Cejudo was cold , they were training partners and friends and he then went and helped Benavidez when they were about to fight .. thats cold shit . . You know he was giving him all the weaknesses and tips on how to beat his own friend and training partner .. he seems very nice but it seems forced . Hope Figueiredo knocks his teeth straight lol

[@JeremyDahl]

@@REALDEALMMA91 ...you mean when he had to be coached by benividez and ended up developing a friendship with him?

[@ahmedhumanlike7817]

Love gane. So kind and honest. " I'm not your teammate 😔" so much emotion In that statment.

[@BrvndonK]

Ciryl is unphased because he knows the real Ngannou behind those shades and tie.

[@jamesdavidson4947]

🤣🤣🤣

[@whytrap4901]

francis- " i respect you cyril, i like you and im im sorry for the accident im just responding because you uploaded footage" comment- " Why is francis talkin soo much shit cyril is soo humble and nice"

[@jamesdavidson4947]

He is just happy Francis is putting him on the map as he did put his coach on the map worldwide

[@s.sarjonmahmud6231]

He'll forget the real Ngannou when the Ford Escort hits

[@marimonroe9732]

@Sun Tzu ppl will belive anything bro the actual fans with brains in their skills know francis is clearly lyng

[@ericrodrigues167]

I think what happened was Cyril got hit by the head kick, maybe he got wobbled, maybe not. I think the coach probably told them it was a bad idea to spar hard and if Cyril was tired he just called it a day. Perhaps Francis treated it as Cyril quitting. It’s also possible Francis upped the severity because the tape from Cyril’s camp got released that makes him look bad.

[@user-qz3gc9uh8s]

Think u hit the nail on the head

[@matthew4718]

You spelled his name wrong like 4 times lol

[@vincentg]

Not really. When Cyril got hit after he repeatedly told Francis that he was taking sparring too seriously, Lopez thought it was safer to call it a day. Otherwise, the training could have turned into street fighting.

[@joeb9025]

Upped the severity? Uhhh... you mean exaggerated?? Nobody says that. You would never hear a smart person say anything like that.

[@juncearyoutube3336]

yeah, what is clear from this exchange is that Ciryl wasnt knocked out as Francis originally stated, there was defineltely some backpedalling when Cyril confronted NGanou about it.

[@zamboniclean]

That honest exchange between Francis and Cyril felt so good to listen too.

[@jayg4424]

The Ciryl half was honest.

[@TheRubberMatch]

@@jayg4424 Ngannou was honest too when he was saying the only reason we talked about it was because your team released the footage. Cyril even says “true” under his breathe

[@marimonroe9732]

Francis is far from honest clearly but ppl are very slow to realize lol

[@ozz7602]

@@jayg4424 nope Cyril got caught exaggerating about being long time teammates, when in fact it was only 3 months, 6 sessions which Frances exposed.

[@jayg4424]

@@ozz7602 If you have to add "long time" to your point, you know your point is not true on its own, and you have to deceive to preempt a rebuttal. Someone hasn't been listening to their Jordan B Peterson. Shouldn't lie. Kills your integrity, confidence, etc.

[@7787lawless7787]

props to the camera man for not shakining the camera once

[@theexpert5085]

I love both heavyweights. Cyril is so good technically but i can guarantee Francis has improved seriously. Its gonna be a banger. Cyril better use them calf kicks and footwork or this will end quick! Damn this is going so well for being recorded through an earthquake

[@mathprodigy]

I mean fr bro, if Francis can't really load up on his front leg, it will severely hamper him being able to impose his will.

[@aitnobetafaq]

@@mathprodigy you gotta be kiding me. He is been training for almost half a year with the greatest kickboxer from the Netherlands. Rico Verhoeven. They call him the king of kickboxing. Undefeated for over 10 years and 7 times defended his belt already. If there is anything you can expect from Francis in this fight, its the load up on his front leg.

[@mathprodigy]

@@aitnobetafaq i wasn't trying to kid you brother lol it was just a take. Hell i don't know everything. I'm excited for the fight 😃

[@aitnobetafaq]

@@mathprodigy sorry man. I didnt mean it as an attack. I just cant wait for Nganou to show us some crazy kicks this fight. Im realy excited aswel! Im from the Netherlands so thats maby why i knew that. Its all over the news here. I dont even cares who wins. All i know is this is gonna be the fight of the year! Peace brother

[@mathprodigy]

@@aitnobetafaq o yea i don't think many people are expecting the kick fight coming from Ngannou. Everyone is thinking about the 1-ton punch haha.

[@ahappyguy7695]

You can tell Francis is absolutely motivated due to his fall out with Fernando Lopez. It sucks for Cyril because it looks like Francis dislikes him . I’m sure he looked up to Francis big time while he was in the same gym. It’s like your hero or older brother disliking you. This one sucks!!

[@Gm-ok1zb]

Fr bro, ik they’ll hug it out afterwards tho

[@Torontogtacleaners]

shit i see that too he dosnt like him but beacuase he causes a threat , cyril looks like he did look up to him but just cuz u look up to someone dsont mean u cant rip there head off . if he survives franciases three rounds he will win if he gets caught its game over but i really like cyril but u cant forget were francias come from

[@lizzosswimsuit9726]

@@Torontogtacleaners idk about looking up to him. Francis wasnt even champ when they sparred, and he wasnt champ when he left either. Im sure they both had a mutual relationship, how many times do they have to say they were never friends for you guys to get it?

[@AquaPrince27]

3:55 you can hear the sad determination in cyrils voice, I think Cyril is gonna have a really bittersweet victory over Francis, I feel like Cyril is telling the truth just because of how he was willing to talk about it and Francis avoided the specific discussion about whether he knocked him down or not 5:23 as well

[@nyronkhan5486]

@@lizzosswimsuit9726 I agree man I think people want to paint them as some “ex best friend” story for the hype. They definitely have mutual respect and I definitely feel like they were at the very least somewhat friends. I mean from a combat sport perspective, you spar with someone you train with them it’s hard not to have respect and be somewhat cordial or friends. But not what the media is making it out to be lmao like a break up

[@marvinwangwe3954]

Gane: “Connect me on the eyes”😂😂😂😂 I’m rooting for Him.

[@FoougieTV]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dannyVulture]

Must watch and make sure the right cross does not connect in the eyes!

[@nathanaelverduzco91]

Dana looking real surprised and startled at all the translations this whole conference 😳 🙄. Love it.

[@messagestomylina]

When he looked at the translator and said " good luck with that one " had me dying 😂

[@francoisneko]

French translation was very lame. Gane talked for 1 minute in French and the English translation was about 1 sentence 🤣

[@mygtalife]

Holy hell, who held the camera?

[@russgaudett]

Yeah my comment was a little more harsh than yours. Somebody needs to get fired. It's embarrassing as a fan

[@Aabbbbbbba]

Michael j fox

[@cheeseburger3209]

@@Aabbbbbbba awww you beat me!!

[@drastro8458]

Brandon killing his opponents with kindness lol

[@iwanttobeabillionaire1703]

Brandon almost got killed with love. 5:50 those love taps almost broke his shoulder. PS: I have a duck video, a chicken video, a video where i am begging for money on Twitter... Also a patreon

[@maattttt07]

Moreno by Ko

[@davidmj7]

So cringy. It was so hard to watch everytime he started talking and making faces..

[@TruthCademy]

Brandon is super cringe 🤣🤣 not killing anything

[@alexjunior6463]

It's so funny to watch Moreno and Ngannou sitting to each other,like father and his kid

[@FranciscoMartinez-un1wj]

And the other father and his kid aka cyril and Davidson lol 😂🤣

[@boduke9428]

Francis looks nothing like Brandon's son...

[@alexjunior6463]

@@boduke9428 yeah big ass son🤣

[@Bubajumba]

Francis and Gane should have swapped places. The arrogant knockout artist on one side and the activity boys on the other, would actually fit in terms of both personality and looks lol

[@calebstephan2083]

@@Bubajumba the difference is that Moreno is friends with Francis. Francis doesn't know Davidson personally like he does with Moreno.

[@marcellogenovese199]

I'm glad Michael J Fox found work behind the camera if not in front of it...

[@WiseWisdom94]

Finally , two great worthy humble fighters

[@MegaCrazyJB]

Cyril Gane is now my favorite heavyweight, what a character... The guy's straighter than a line

[@justinreaser8268]

Same here, dude is just a class act

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Which line tho? I seen some lines .. crooked as fuck..

[@bundleofhumble3119]

@@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA lmao feel better about yourself now? 🤦🏻

[@Hitman-889]

@@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA 😂😂😂

[@talkingwithkane86]

Francis sitting next to Brandon might be the funniest example of how some people are just built different😂

[@James-eo6bu]

Not even sure how that's funny, that's just common sense

[@sahibnaveed1640]

@@James-eo6bu 🤣

[@BP_2869]

@@James-eo6bu 🤡

[@davew4931]

Def a marketing ploy trying to juxtapose their size to make the heavyweights look even more massive

[@aeroevans9987]

265 vs 125 lbs. Francis is more than double his size.

[@thatbodymechanic]

Can't believe this channel hasn't improved it's camera work for events like this yet. At the same time. I like it the rough camera work 😆

[@hotnsweatyhalo5210]

John Morgan didn't get the first question! 😳

[@TR13400]

He did get the first donut though

[@hotnsweatyhalo5210]

@@TR13400 lol rude

[@joeysblackchild6948]

Has to do those 10 push ups first.

[@stevedoorley9690]

Did you mean Arthur Marston?

[@fernandocontreras1577]

@@stevedoorley9690 wow lmao

[@bingdaliew9736]

Francis and Ciryl feel like they're tryna hype and sell a fight, whilst being as respectful as possible LOL. it's as confusing and oxymoronic as polite shade

[@13Doses]

If you told me back in 2008 back in the UFC 'Just bleed' days that one day 2 Frenchmen would be fighting for the UFC heavyweight title I wouldnt believe you.

[@PeteV80]

2008 wasn't "back in the day" lmao.

[@13Doses]

@@PeteV80 it was 14 years ago man. And the UFC has evolved so much since then. A lot has happened. Hence 'back in the day'

[@thetraveler9]

Francis is an African man

[@ddeteck1134]

Francis isn't French.. he's Cameroonian

[@13Doses]

@@thetraveler9 I know he is Cameroonian. Just saying two French speaking, culturally relatable men who both represent France are fighting for the HW UFC title on Sunday. Why is everyone getting so specific.

[@laveenpoovaiah325]

Love how francis is handling the press and everything

[@laveenpoovaiah325]

@@ElegyVio grow up

[@artiomgera6686]

@@ElegyVio wtf dude, it's a MMA channel

[@hellohowruyes5886]

Ppl dont care about this fight

[@laveenpoovaiah325]

@@hellohowruyes5886 you can watch WWE

[@hellohowruyes5886]

@@laveenpoovaiah325 nah not intersted at that either

[@Bearish-Chris]

Ciryl is too much of a good guy hahaha. He’s so confused by Francis’s shit talk.

[@vok7584]

Stfu. Who told u Cyril is a good guy? Bcos you live with him? This is a psychological warfare between a former coach, his star man and his former star man. Shouldn't Francis bear his mind? He has been under constant attack from the bloody coach. And u tink Cyril isn't in on it?

[@josephtoleafoa3827]

@@vok7584 relax dude 😂 not that deep

[@ThatGuy-tn6lp]

How can you say “ shit talk “!! Judging by this it seems as though Francis is telling the truth

[@bigdawg9005]

@@vok7584 lmao yes he is. Francis is clearly greedy, a liar, and not very loyal. Gane has shown nothing but charisma and good character. Francis seems angry here.

[@bigdawg9005]

@@ThatGuy-tn6lp he’s clearly lying.

[@dadesanya5966]

That translator was awful, francis actually said to the guy asking about the flag : "i am gonna return the question to you, because in your articles i was represented as Cameroonian, and i am grateful for everything france gave me as a fighter"

[@yellowmellowfellow9690]

Merci

[@maliksamarijones9304]

Brandon: "I'm just a really happy guy :)" Figuereido: "m@dafaga, crybibi m@dafagaaaaa"

[@peppermintnightmare4741]

man, that figerendo guy is very disrespectful. Moreno, Ngannou and Gane were just chillin, being cordial and not disrespecting eachother. Much respect to those 3 men.

[@davew4931]

Love the clearly intentional size juxtaposition of the flyweights to the heavyweights. UFC marketing team: “how can we make these dudes look even more massive?”

[@bundleofhumble3119]

Speed and Power combo in two title fights, perfect.

[@tonytomato100]

@@bundleofhumble3119 fr, it's gonna be one hell of a fight

[@truebaker1]

I lost it when cyril said “connect to my eyes” 😂

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

Yeah, the language barrier made him sound like a dodgy hypnotist

[@SilentGuardian1999]

The confidence that comes with speaking english well is unbelievable.

[@boduke9428]

Who on that stage spoke English "well "? I could understand them speaking their native tongue nearly as well as when they switched to "English". I truly believe Figgy was just making strange noise and not actually using spoken language. I can't do nearly as well in their languages but I'm not in their country doing press conferences.

[@rosalind1635]

@@boduke9428 Basically all of them? You seem to not fully comprehend that they are speaking a foreign language.

[@Jay-rv6gh]

@@boduke9428 how many languages do you and the remedial children that liked your comment speak?

[@mattiegtv1731]

Super excited for this!! Fire the camera man!

[@youtubeaccountserio2633]

37:40 francis NGANNOU ended that bum’s career what a legend no thing as easy fight

[@lam27nov82]

I thought Frenchmen are full of love and well spoken. But that guy just showed what an ass he is.

[@kodakwhite1696]

Niga what💀

[@abdoulgueye8630]

@@lam27nov82 Francis is drone cameroon

[@me.myself.notyou.7531]

@@lam27nov82 they are actually quite arrogant.

[@TheConnoisseurOC]

@@me.myself.notyou.7531 extremely lol

[@ots1634]

Brandon Moreno looking like McLovin next to Francis lol

[@readfaction4747]

Chicka chicka YEA

[@KingOfKings__]

“You’re a nice guy” “No YOURE A NICE GUY!” “I’m not nicer than you!” “oh we’ll see about that Saturday big brother” “Aw yea? WELL GOOD LUCK!” “YOU TOO!!!”

[@yurinoworry]

@@bobbyshmurda5225 Brandon is the crybabyfaced assassin who will beat Figgy again hahahaha

[@bobbyshmurda5225]

@@yurinoworry i agree

[@TheTEXMIKE]

is the camera mounted to a bobble head?

[@TheOriginalNexo]

Me being french and really looking forward to this fight, i gotta say that I'm really disappointed in the french journalists, those questions were inappropriate and always leaning towards conflicts or politics, as always. A shame for the sport they have yet to understand properly, and for the US fans not used to those political questions

[@hilairemouaffo6852]

thanks for noticing that French journalists are very biased and almost conflictual when things don't go their way. No wonder francophone countries are among the poorest economically speaking despite the incredible resources they have: French mentality is despicable.

[@markgeorge2919]

@@hilairemouaffo6852 What are you talking about, francophone African country don't own their money,the CFA is made in France,they're dependent from France their ressources don't belong to them,as the contrary USA and Australia got their own money value, your talking about ex slaved country ,who were rapt their own land to say it s their faults ,if they were forcefully colonized,that s stupid,concerning the french journalist,they're not used to events like UFC,it s uprising in France,and has became legit a few months ago,so don't blame Africa for not getting is own money,but blame the french Media for being incompetent

[@sysoler3791]

@@hilairemouaffo6852 The reality is that it is more a Cameroonian fight than a French fight. Ferdinand Lopez the coach of Gane is a Cameroonian who introduce both fighter to MMA. The questions are inappropriate neocolonialist questions to confuse Francis and make him look bad and are irrelevant to American people.

[@amerj5243]

The French accent just made that even more hilarious! Left Keeeek! 😅😅

[@mohdnafisraza7142]

10:53 Yup that's a killer world champ with a killer reply 😂😂😂

[@wipeout7184]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lowridr2]

you got to love it when a story line like this comes together like from a movie

[@prodbyconscious]

Cameraman was coked out his mind shaking like a mad man 😂

[@yellowmellowfellow9690]

Fr thought I was trippin.

[@cameronbaxter3895]

25:56 seeing Francis break down the exact statistics that him and Cyril trained together had me rolling!

[@somaliano99kingkonghimself75]

Left high kick you went on the floor 😂🤣🤣😂

[@JH-nl6bp]

UFC going old school with this press conference.

[@codwatcherdon]

Almost every ppv event has a press conference like this

[@ryanwatterson4038]

@@codwatcherdon not like this one, those reporters and people asking questions were off the chain

[@henrik8435]

@@ryanwatterson4038 these reporters were mennaces 😭😭

[@codwatcherdon]

@@ryanwatterson4038 Clearly you're not tuning into these press conferences, do you know who pink suit guy is?

[@rancewhite9312]

I would have never imagined these two guys would have been so nice and polite and also be a couple of the biggest baddest men in the world

[@templetonpeck7949]

Given how english is their 3rd-4th language, Ciryl and Francis had some pretty good back and forth. Maybe cuz of the history they have

[@whiskizyo2067]

and this time it's the opposite - instead of there being fake drama to promote the fight, there's real drama that they're both trying to hide aha

[@pascualdidier203]

English is Ciryl's 2nd language tho

[@loz1991]

Third or fourth? 🤣 what?

[@Sinaibbc]

@@loz1991 for ciryl : French, creole, english For Francis, Cameroonian, French, English

[@loz1991]

@@Sinaibbc Cameroonian 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can't breathe

[@techtropolis8723]

“You hurt me!” “You hurt me!” “I loved you Ciryl”

[@bundleofhumble3119]

3:50 *Journalist:* Cyril, if Francis is lying, why would You say he is lying? How do they even get this job? 🤦🏻

[@Brysonbls]

That makes sense, he is asking why do you think he is lying, for example does he think Francis is lying to look better or ect.

[@BAADAPPLE]

Beautiful camera work, man.

[@MaMa-pg9qu]

At the very end during the face-off, I quote: Gane: ''I'm happy Francis'' Ngannou: Whatever you may think, I do respect you.Don't let those things enter your brain. On Sunday, we'll go to war, but I respect you. Gane (less ausible): I know, I know. I'm happy and I'm proud I had you .....?? Nothing but respect between these two guys. Love them both. May the best win.

[@TheMMATicket]

Francis nailed this conference 👏 he said all the right things

[@Iniquityslasher]

How does his jock strap smell?

[@hellohowruyes5886]

Ppl dont care about this fight, ppl dont care about this card even

[@LJ-tq1xg]

@@hellohowruyes5886 more fool them

[@hellohowruyes5886]

@@LJ-tq1xg what?

[@teedogg252]

From sand mines in Cameroon 🇨🇲 to NFTs / gold belts in Vegas - Francis’ story is amazing

[@oliviabulho3708]

Absolutely..

[@datboyyy9975]

Loads of great story’s in the ufc and boxing because it’s hard working mans sport, an people say sand mines to ufc like it’s happen in a year or so it was over years that he went France trained then came to america

[@teedogg252]

@@datboyyy9975 yep, start / end. His 3hrs on Rogan was crazy. Getting dumped in the middle of the Sahara to die by the Moroccan police etc. Immigrant mentality 💯💪🏼

[@tjlg7335]

If you haven’t heard his episode on Joe Rogan, you should. His story is even more unbelievable. Literally from a movie.

[@dadimadh4528]

The audio is great, the translator is an all-star, but the shaky camera work is too much.

[@emmanuelkunda7916]

Cyril is such an honest yet dangerous guy, I think Figueredo was dehydrated from cutting weight....he will be much more of a threat in the 3rd

[@mithunnair8587]

Man Francis took this press conference so good ❤️. Moreno is always good

[@kevinlelong8908]

moreno ? what do u mean?

[@Dadegriffey]

@@kevinlelong8908 Brandon Moreno ?

[@kevinlelong8908]

@@DadegriffeyOk good i thought he was trying to speak spanish

[@Official.demetrio]

John “The King of Big Macs” Morgan didn’t get the first q?? Wonder if his heart finally gave out

[@ddeteck1134]

💀🤣

[@keyboardwarrior426]

🤣😂😂 bruh

[@atvbass10]

💀💀💀

[@wolfprime]

Was he even there?

[@Jack-ur7mq]

I live feeling like I have epilepsy from this camera shaking for 40 minutes!