Francis Ngannou’s emotional battle week was proven like by no means earlier than.
The previous UFC heavyweight champion, and now PFL superfights titleholder made his promotional debut at Battle of the Giants earlier this month in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou obliterated opponent Renan Ferreira within the first spherical with brutal floor and pound. The bout served as his first in MMA since defending the UFC heavyweight title in opposition to Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January.
Ngannou additionally competed with a heavy coronary heart after dropping his 15-month-old son Kobe in April, which was an emotional motivator for the battle. That was proven in an unique behind-the-scenes video he posted on his YouTube channel. Test it out within the video above.
After selecting to go away the UFC and vacating the heavyweight championship, Ngannou signed with the PFL, however didn’t compete for the promotion till the current pay-per-view occasion. In between, Ngannou took two boxing fights in opposition to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, dropping each contests.
