Cameroonian Francis Ngannou knocked out the American, of Croatian origin Stipe Miocic in the 2nd round, this Sunday, March 28, 2021 in the Apex of Las Vegas during the UFC 260 which took place behind closed doors. He became the first African to win the UFC heavyweight title.
The victory of the indomitable lion, nicknamed “The Predator” against Stipe Miocic, to show his reputation as a formidable and expeditious fighter. Three years after being defeated by the latter in 2018, the former resident of the MMA Factory took his revenge and knocked out his opponent irreversible.
Born in Batié, north of Yaoundé in Cameroon, Francis Ngannou is 34 years old. Predestined to a bright future, it has become more than 7,000 kilometers away, heavyweight world champion at the UFC.
Many people doubted me. I don’t know if I can find a word to express how I feel,” the new world champion told US commentator Joe Rogan.
“I always won a lot of fights, but I kept that anger, that grudge from my childhood. I knew if I was given the opportunity to do something big, I would do it. It’s like you’ve had your eyes on an objective for years and it’s finally happening. This is something that no one could believe but happened. Many people doubted me and I managed to prove them technically wrong,” said the Cameroonian world champion.
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After a series of tight and close-knit shots, which hurt the American, Stipe Miocic, Francis Ngannou knocked down his opponent with a left hook after only 52 seconds in the second round to snatch the heavyweight title.
The indomitable lion of Cameroon, now has 16 victories against 3 defeats in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), of which he is now the man to beat in this category
