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Francis Ngannou retained his title of world heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), this January 23, 2022 in Anaheim (Western United States). The Cameroonian beat Frenchman Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision, following dominating him in wrestling at UFC 270.
Is the sky the only limit Francis Ngannou ? The Cameroonian remained the undisputed heavyweight king of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the largest mixed martial arts league (MMA), this January 23, 2022 in Anaheim (Western United States). And he did it with the face way Ciryl Gane.
“The Predator” won by unanimous decision once morest the Frenchman. Dominated during the first two rounds, the native of Batié remained calm in the face of the mobility, speed and skirmishes of the interim champion. Above all, Francis Ngannou kept his energy during the next three rounds. He then surprised the MMA planet by dominating the challenger in wrestling.
A wrestler Francis Ngannou
From the third round, the defending champion did what no one had done before at the UFC: put Ciryl Gane on the ground. A scenario that repeats itself, sometimes with force, several times, which saps Gane’s energy.
The new combat sports superstar has added a new weapon to his arsenal. His former training partner and his former coach, the Cameroonian Fernand Lopez, learned this the hard way. Francis Ngannou is a complete fighter. He now dreams of facing the Briton Tyson Fury, in boxing.
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