UFC 270: Francis Ngannou Octagon Interview

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou dug deep in his first title defense and won the first fight of his career by decision at UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane.

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[Roo]

Props to Herb, he raised Ngannou's arm, it took effort, but he got the job done.

[jarmainunfiltered]

So disrespectful for Dana White to not put the belt on Francis, tells us everything we need to know about how he gets treated behind the scenes.

[axel_adams]

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

[jadenkubiak]

Gotta give credit to Ngannou. No one thought this would go the distance and if it did no one thought Ngannou would win on the scorecards but he did. Much respect ✊🏻

[MimiPipoo]

Francis literally fought this fight so injured. Even if you watch the embedded/pre fight clips you can see him walking odd. He was fighting to prove Dana and the UFC wrong. PAY THIS MAN HIS DUE. WHAT A WARRIOR.

[ScenicFights]

Damn Dana White not putting the belt around Ngannou nor appearing at the post fight conference was messed up. Great fight by both Ngannou and Gane.

[kpsig]

What was overwhelming for Gane was not Ngannou’s punching power… it was his grappling and takedown pure power. Impressive.

[GG-wezy]

a reminder that this man went from homeless on the streets and doing hard labour, to being overlooked as a one dimensional power puncher who gassed out against stipe, to being a champion with good striking, wrestling and cardio. ALL IN THE SPACE OF 10 YEARS. This mans journey is incredible and I hope to only see it get better.

[Batman-g]

Francis unlocked the locked door of Heavyweight Division. Respect

[scottyoung]

This guy has become a hell of a well rounded fighter. From stipe and not having a clue what to do on ground to now taking guys down and keeping them there WOW!!! This man is a BEAST!!! Congrats

[mastercreamer]

Francis is the greatest Champion I’ve seen yet. His story is unmatchable, his attitude is unmatched, his poise is legendary!

[anthonywilliams]

Man Francis is right, I was sleeping on him. I thought he'd get too tired to deal with the speed and cardio but his grappling improved so significantly and his raw strength was too much to deal with. He's the true champion.

[maxfullerton]

Man I was on the edge of my seat the whole fight. Ngannou really showed he is no one sided fighter.
And to the people saying this is boring, you have no idea whats MMA is about. And how far this man has come.

[LeonDavis]

I was rooting for Francis my heart was in my throat the first two rounds. This man really came back from 2-0 down!

[PeterSIbiza]

I think Dana was fuming when he heard Joe asking him about boxing... I was rooting for Cyril but coming back from 2-0 was truly spectacular. Congrats, Champ!

[xShounenx]

Holy shit man. Kamaru Usman and their camp turned Ngannou into a wrestling powerhouse. Imagine being scared to standup with Ngannou, and to also wrestle with Ngannou??

[ditketa]

It's called Mixed Martial Arts for a reason, and both fighters displayed their arts so well. Congratulations to both

[francobenevento]

Two humble, hard-working fighters. These men are pure class. I would have been happy with either one of them winning.

[Zedaso]

Insane. Really is. Ngannou wasn't even 100%, probably like 60% with MCL and ACL injuries. He is a true champion. Many other fighters would've pulled out.

[Vi_XXiV]

His coach saying "You did this!"
So accurate. They kept telling him to move your head, Mike Tyson.
Francis said "No, me Dagestani now. Smesh."