After a rapid rise up the heavyweight ranks, Francis Ngannou faced the first setback of his UFC career by losing to Stipe Miocic in his first shot at the title. Ngannou would earn his way back to a second shot against Miocic with another string of highlight-reel knockouts and this time claim the heavyweight belt at UFC 260 in the rematch.
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Francis has evolved so much even commentators pronounce his name more fierce years later
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@@Maartun LOOOL 🤣🤣
@@bananasngrapes8814 r/woosh
@@Maartun gano;-;
*The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!!* Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!! Philippians 2:5-8
Power beats precision Power beats timing and speed -Francis Ngannou
He's got both. Francis does have better punching mechanics than people give him credit for.
Conor would sleep Ngannou
Francis has phenomenal timing though
What about both though? We’ll see won’t we?
@@smoketj4830 your smoking something.
Francis *walking through* Rozenstruik is another level of terrifying bruh
cringe bruh!
A level of no level at all. Such awful technique 67 swings and 2 hits. But hey! He won 😃
@@andreitomescu7847 😂
Man went ape mode n only landed 1 clean hit in that flurry. All he needed was one of them to land. That terrifying.
What really added to the visual and psychological impact of that fight was the absence of the noise vacuum caused by a roaring crowd. You didn't just hear literally every strike land, you felt it.
Homeless man rose to the top of UFC, then quit UFC to help other fighters on contract fight the evil contract obligations. This is what a pure soul is like. Respect
His over-eagerness to ground and pound knocked out opponents makes me think that this guy isn't a pure soul at all(not that I really fault him for that, he is what he is). It's more likely that he is on that crusade for revenge reasons rather than helping others.
@@narukami597 he just lands one extra shot to make sure they're out cold, I can confirm that he's a pure soul
@@abhijithajay1998 Thats vicious but not in a good way
@@narukami597 that punch on a grounded seemingly lifeless opponent is needed, to avoid that legendary comeback stories that touched the hearts- i would do same too bro
@@narukami597 let's see how "pure" you are in a fight with all that pressure and risk involved.
Dude the fact stipe ate those shots from Francis is absolutely crazy, it took a flush shot to KO him
Yeah and he lost 100 more words from his library.
@@gelmibson883 😄. Don’t do that to Stipe
Ya the 1st thing someone wants to hear is you're not ok I'm surprised you are even breathing.
@@derekd7756 Hes Gel Mibson I think he can do whatever he wants
Ngannou has landed a couple hundred punches in his ufc career and stipe has eaten like 3 quarters of them
First time seeing Francis was against Overeem MOUTH LITERALLY DROPPED
That wasn't nearly as impressive as Chael beating up 5 men at the same time.
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! pretty crazy
@@michaelthomas8147 never lost a round?
Casual.
I literally thought we might have witnessed the first death in the octagon when I seen that. I was genuinely happy that Alistair not just lived but was fully functional and not handicapped after that KO lol
Mike Tyson said,”Boxing is for when you have nothing,” I think the same can be applied to Francis. Hearing his story of where he came from, he is just built different! You can’t get his life experiences in any gym. This man just needed the map to the top and let him loose! So much respect for him!
Not many people compare to Francis.
He’s one of one
Francis is going to be A Legend. So inspiring read his Book I Love it. I've been a fan since he started.👏👏👏🥊🥊🏆💯🙏
❤
Coming back from the Tyson fight, Ngannou came a long way from throwing random punches to delivering blows with deadly precision
AJ sent him back to wakandan sand mines
Man francis really did the whole "Predator" look back in his early days😂😂
Sokoju from his country started it all though, francis made it popular, guys a beast.... Whos gonna beat him? The french African?
That's racist.
@@samuraijose817 how?
The *Gannou* days
@@scumfukk lmao idk. But black descended people invented the hairstyle way before the movie just always though the movies was bs.
I like how he always throws those absolutely neccesary punchs after sending them to shadow realm
I don’t particularly because the damage inflicted after being unconscious could be career ending. They’re already out cold. I prefer class over a lack of respect for fellow athlete personally. I know how I feel seeing someone fall after going to the “shadow realm”..
@@thatsaltylife9855 hey man he was clearly joking haha
Yeah it's disgusting
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH so true bro
@@thatsaltylife9855 well don't ever get in a fight😉
Its amazing to see how technical he's become. You can't become champion by just being big and powerful. When you're big and powerful AND you have technique, then you're dangerous. That's Ngannou.
That Miocic KO wasn't even flush, it was a check hook. The ONLY, COMPLETELY brutal KO he has on his record is 'Reem. EVERYONE ELSE was a glancing blow...think about that...
This guy is literally a once-in-a-lifetime fighter, and the UFC is like "meh"
How they said his Name at the beginning….. I could not hold it together 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
GANO
Gnuuuuuuuuuuu
Francis gA-kNoW 😂
gwannnoooooo
Me either🙏🏿🤣🤣🤣🤣
The most terrifying human being I've ever seen in the UFC. Once he evolved as an mma fighter got some wrestling & cardio in him. That's a scary man
cant wait till he loses and is forgotten about
@@goofygoof212 ur such a hater
People said the same about Brock and look at his record.
@@lawrence1152 like everyone forgot about Brock after valasquez crushed him?
@@goofygoof212 I need to stop running into u🤣 What ur problem with Ngannou bro😂 It’s all calm just don’t be salty if/when gane gets sent to the shadow realm with stipe and rozenstruike giving him warm welcomes
What an inspiring story, from pre-UFC to UFC Champion
He's so scary man. I got the utmost respect for anybody that steps in there... Francis possesses the power that could really Hurt you forever
NgaNO is an one trick pony. Thankfully his first cousin Ngannou took his place and became the most fearsome fighter of the division. 🔥🔥
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🤣🤣🤣
Bahahaha
Nice of them to skip the fight against Lewis. We all want to forget that. Also when he said “I’m back”, he really meant it.
thought i fell asleep and missed something for a second lmao
Both of them didnt shit in that night, so it is what it is..
They also skipped the Cane Valequez fight
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Yep, many thought Ngannou was done after the Lewis and 1st Miocic fights. So much so he was written off as a stepping stone to Curtis Blaydes who was hyped up at the time. Ultimately it was Ngannou though who not only derailed the hype train, but saved his career in the UFC and began his comeback trail to UFC gold. Couldn't be happier for him honestly.
Who’s here after his match with Tyson fury
This guy can beat Tyson Fury
I’m glad they showed the lost to stipe because it shows his improvement from then til now
Helps stipe fans cope becuase he was annihilated later
One of those losses which while embarrassing at the time, ultimately led to Francis becoming a better fighter and avenged it later on.
It shows Stipe could only take Francis the distance when Francis was inexperienced. Francis with a little more skills to his game destroyed Stipe. Francis is miles above Stipe.
Stipe makes ngannou realizes his weakness
@@GoodStuff1992we coloniazed your countrys
It only takes one. That fact will be true for all who fight him. He has the power to lift a man off his feet into the air with an uppercut. It’s surprising he hasn’t killed His opponents with those strikes.
It will happen at some point, pretty sure they're not sending a Mazzagatti type ref in there when he's fighting tho..
😂
calm down
You tryna get that Nigerian sauce😂 Chill out bumboy
@@caspernilsson5063 He's from Cameroon, dumbo
"You go to the fight with nganou, you go to sleep. That’s nasty "😂😂😂
Francis Ngannou is back stronger without giving up after losing his first match against Miocic. I truly respect his indomitable fighting spirit.
Dan miragliotta telling jairzinho “your okay” after he got KO’d like bro he is definitely NOT okay💀
🤣😅
Idk why blaydes was arguing with goddard about that stoppage, dude was 2 seconds away from joining overeem😂
Well he finally joined him when he faced Lewis.
@@donrennis7585 😄. Be nice!
Blaydes is a badman he wants to fight Ngannou a third time
@@ryanwatterson4038 No one wants to see him get knocked out a 3rs time
Bladyes is also tuff guy man , but not tuff as fransis .
Who is here after the FURY Robbery
My dude is an absolute beast, and couldn’t be a nicer guy.
Damn what a shame that Brian Stann quit as a commentator. He was one of the best.
That gig probably required too much time away from home I imagine
Randy Couture was a great commentator as well
Frank Mir was solid also
I hardly think he could have taken Stipe..but we’ll never know
Gano was a mythical fighter back then
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Someone stole your comment.
This must be my fourth or fifth time revisiting this highlight reel of knockouts of Francis uppercuts, his knockouts remind me of two things, a video game character from the early days of mortal combat, and a character I would expect to see in the undisputed combat movie series.
6:29 When you pick the most op character but you don't know the buttons yet
That kimura was so scary. Happy that Hamilton tapped in time.
whats funny is he apparently learned it backstage that same night, didnt even know what it was called, but he's so strong he was able to do it anyway.
Powerful puncher he knockouts everyone. My favorite fighter to watch.
Yeah I hope this whole contract dispute gets settled
Don’t get comfy cause he’s leavin lol
@@shanesmokes6447 hype train Gane about to get derailed
@@TheRubberMatch Gane probably wins, feel bad for Ngannou he's first title defense is against a potential goat prospect
@@reggiesmoke4801 woah woah that’s a far far stretch
Might want to add the Tyson Fury knock down too. This guy is irl Hulk.
Only just now I noticed that DC said:"When you go into the fire with Francis, you go to sleep". Knowing that Stipe is firefighter this hits different
TBH that arm submission might be his most impressive win. To make a man that size look like a child in power is craziness!!!!!
He was likea man holding a teen who are fighting in the streets before police parents show up
Stipe is the only guy that ate shots, it will be interesting to see of Gane can too. Gonna be a great fight, I think Francis takes it with a left uppercut.
They all got knocked out.
The heavyweight division is so thinned out in the UFC. They need to find some more talent.
@@thatsright4194 All of the UFC is thinned out. All of the champs are good, except Charles O. and Isreala Aldesonya, but other than that there is only a few guys that can bang. Dana has an obsession with only finding fighters with undefeated records and a pretty face so he can build them up into a superstar. Haha.
Aspinall is the biggest threat to Ngannou right now, can't wait for that fight
Yeah maybe they should stop doing their talent scouting at McDonald's lol
When he hit Overeem like that, I sincerely thought he broke his neck. That was such a powerful punch, I'm surprised it didn't take his head clean off his shoulders. That's some crazy power.
Should have Seen Stepes face after francis knocked him out in an interview after the fight. He was still in Shock.🥊😊
The way he hammers his opponent once their on the ground is brutal 😅 damn truly a predator
but he goes to chest on purpose. Which is very good of him. If he would hammer the face like that it would be dangerous
@@fab_beatz_87 No he doesn't lmao he goes for their necks
@@brokenspacebar9628 true lol. that’s kinda scary and dangerous
@@brokenspacebar9628 haha didn’t know. Oh crap😂
@@fab_beatz_87 Every one shown here is ngannou clearly hitting the chin
Man literally has the power of Mjolnir in his fists, absolutely ridiculous.
@@karimsayedd get a hobby...
Well uhhh literally? the stone of bantu maybe
@@karimsayedd lol making 2 comments after i said 1 thing? i must've struck a nerve xD
From "Francis Nganu. to Francis Ngannou. Just shows how much you gotta work hard for you to get recognition nowadays. 🙌🏿
That Rozenstruik one is like watching a Bear maul its prey. Absolutely horrendous. I'm genuinely surprised Rozenstruik walked away from that one..!!
Remember when Francis was contender and when the UFC was not liking Stipe as champion, now Francis is in kind of in the same situation and UFC want so badly Gane to win the tittle
Fun fact: Some months before the Francis First fight, Stipe had contract issues with the UFC. That's why Dana wanted him to lose so bad. Hope Francis shuts them up like Stipe did 4 years ago.
@@thesilencer4638 Thankfully he did
@@nevv79 hell yeah 🔥🔥
Surprised they didn't show Arlovski & the Cain Knockout ..
@Darren Reddix Francis landed a short uppercut which made Cain's body goes out of control it was a fair win for him
@@mohamadshalaby3065 that was
Well said
Ngannou lifted poor Arlovski off his feet with that uppercut.
@Darren Reddix ko or tko same shit different hole
I think the Derrick Lewis fight was important in the timeline because Francis over came his fear in his career
Absorbing the punches from the hardest hitting human alive is in itself a huge achievement it took one clean left hook to finally finish stipe. The problem for other ufc heavyweights is that ngannou has improved his wrestling and take down defence a lot n looks invincible
Amazingly, his total fight time from his last five comes to just 7:54 from a possible 125 minutes. That’s right. It has taken the African heavyweight less than eight minutes from a possible two hours and change to beat those guys above. We’re not talking bums here, either. So, are we sleeping on Ngannou? Are we falling into the trap, yet again, of hopping on the hype train and getting all carried away with ourselves? While I’d hardly describe Gane as anything resembling a hype job, people are underestimating just how effective Ngannou is
I don't think anyone is sleeping on Ngannou, everyone respects his power and I think most people recognize that he seems to have increased his skillset in general, especially as shown against Stipe last time. It will be interesting to see him deal with Gane; Derrick Lewis basically had him running across the octagon in their fight, but I think Francis is a little smarter and will be able to cut him off better. Still, I feel like it can go either way if Gane can create some distance with some well-placed kicks. Either way it should be a hell of a fight.
@@viljamtheninja You are right and am not underestimating Gane either. Gane is a phenomenal striker and something we have probably never seen before in this division. Scrap that - we have never seen anything quite like this guy. He moves like a welterweight, has a razor-sharp fight IQ, and is pretty much the blueprint for future heavyweights. Still, I must give the edge to the champion. To say that all Ngannou has is power would be very foolish, especially if you have been paying attention over these last few years. Since being exposed as one-dimensional by Stipe Miocic at UFC 220 in 2018, Ngannou has evaporated every fighter put in front of him. Including Miocic, who he knocked out in phenomenal fashion in 2021. The fight has all the makings of a classic and I cannot wait to see how it unfolds.
@@viljamtheninja if we gonna play MMA math and bring up lewis look how easily dos santos dealth with lewis and look what francis did to dos santos. Francis isnt some plodding fighter he has fast hands. dont forget he trained under ganes coach and knows their possible game plans. ganes camp is working on old information. BTW ganes the most unique heavy weight ive seen and is a beast but he does get hit.
Gane gets KOd in the first round.
@@whytrap4901 Mans right in my eyes, its basic striking really. What ninja doesnt understand is francis isnt going to chase Gane. He is going to plant his feet in the middle and throw straight shots to the body and straight counters to the head. He has two inches of reach on Gane, and unlike lewis he has that dangerous jab and cross. I think Gane doesnt have an answer for this and it either results in a boring fight where Gane stays too safe and Francis retains the title via a few big moments or Gane attempts to adjust like Stipe did and pays a similar price. Gane has very good clinch work, if he takes risks they could pay off but it is very very risky.
Francis can touch with his pinky finger and still knock you out cold
thank u for showing his full fights !
When Anik says " DOWN GOES THE REEM" I freaking love it!!!
Evolution from Gannou to Ngannou
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When he stopped Stipez takedown in the rematch I genuinely jumped up off my couch.
That’s when I knew stipe was going to heaven too🤣 cause that the only reason he won the first fight. It’s funny how no one calls him boring tho but had tht been Usman…
That Overeem knockout is crucial😱🔥
This man was homeless, story of Ngannou is mindblowing
It really is ..
This Francis Gunno guy seems like a hot prospect
Damn Gano with that uppercut all the way from Cameroon on Ubereem! Gives me chills every time.
Tyson Fury must be nuts to fight this monster instead of an easy gentle stroll vs Usyk or Joshua. Ngannou could seriously damage wobbly belly
After ngannou's last performance against stipe no one would believe that in his next fight, he would be the underdog.
Its as if the ufc is masterful at promoting....
@@WFshorts nah people just know what a bad matchup looks like
@@SPACECOWBOY705 how you gunna comment that long after dude was soundly defeated. 🤦
Francis just loves mashing down on peoples heads like an apple when they are on the ground.
Supernecessary 🤷🏻♂️
And he's an asshole for doing it
Yeah I hate that bs, Lewis is terrible for it too Look at Mark hunts career on how to be a badass with a walk off KO not a thors hammer smash to a helpess stiff body
@@ryanwatterson4038 It's pretty disgusting. People say "Oh that's just fighter spirit" or "killer instinct" or "adrenaline, can't stop once he's in the zone" or whatever, as if there aren't countless examples of fighters who can clearly see when their opponents have been knocked unconscious and stop themselves from causing unnecessary damage.
It's a low i.q thing they can't shut off that fast .
Every Ngannou knockout except Blaydes included totally unnecessary shots 😂
AWESOME CONTENT
It scares me that Ngannou is a real person
He better pray he’s never standing across the octagon from me or Jon Jones.
😂😂
LMFAO
@@Krystian7 Is there a joke I missed??
😂 better start running now
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! who the fuck is that guy?
Good to see that the UFC still has this up. I was kind of expecting them to just have the Black Beast fight and that would be it.
The animal 👏⚔️, this fighter is improving what he did not have technique I have a lot of admiration for francis for many years working on technique and finally he is exploiting that technique this guy is scary now he is the king of heavyweights and best of all is that he does not stop showing it
Alistair's knock out is one of the scariest knock out I have seen. Definitely got serious brain damage that night. That lip was absolutely disgusting too.
And you know he's going to give you that extra blow to the head after you've been knocked out too. Scary stuff.
@@Jay-bf8yp agree, Ngannou is on another level of toughness with him, and I don't know what his win-loss record BEFORE he debut in the UFC
@@rjburner_account i seen a funny comment about that. someone said francis made him taller after that uppercut lol.
I was genuinely concerned for him after that. He was stiff.
This guy Francis is going to be world-renowned I promise you that after hearing Joe Rogan getting asked by Dan Pena what fighter he would choose to defend his honor like in the old days when people would send their fighter in the other theirs and they would duke it out instead of going to war. He chose this up and coming young heavyweight fighter this guy is an animal when he connects it's lights out no matter what
This man scares the shit out of me, he sounds so friendly though🤣
absolutely amazing. deserves as much as the very best. when he is tuned in his name 'the predator' makes sense
he has improved in everything including his name from Francis gA-kNoW to Francis Ngannou 💪💪💪
Can't believe this guy has submissions...
Anyone else here showing their non ufc mates who Ngannou is before he fights Fury 😂
Love this guy amazing knock out power
I honestly thought we might have witnessed the first death in the UFC octagon with the Overeem ko. I was genuinely happy that Alistair made it out alive and full functional after that KO lol
people call francis a bad guy for doing the hammer fist while the opponent is out already but honestly, i think that signature hammer fist he does, revives his opponents after they've died lol
@@themadman6667 😂😂😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽
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@@themadman6667 nah fr tho
*Down goes the Reeem!!*
Definetly the strongest heavyweight ever.
He has precision, power and speed. Incredible
The most powerful 🙌🏾 I acknowledge you to be the man 👊🏽
That timeline is showing Ngannou's improvements as a martial artist over the years and I clearly don't see how he will lose at ufc 270. Gane is getting knocked out for sure
Bet on it 🤷♂️
@nomasporfavor this is mma not ballet, dancing around the octagon won’t tire Ngannou and at some point Ngannou will land. Why do you think that miocic had to use wrestling to beat Ngannou in the first fight. He couldn’t afford to take unnecessary hit.
@@weroliera I would bet 1k that Ngannou wins. He didn’t come this far just to lose his title when he knows what it means for him and his country.
You cant see how he'll lost at all? I think francis wins but Gane definitely has a style that can beat him.
@@FM19964 bruh Gane is also undefeated and fighting for France
Stipe almost lost his chin the first fight. Stipe will always be the baddest man on the planet. But Francis punching you is an auto rock.
Stipe will always be the baddest man in the shadow realm, lmfao.
@@blixerie9317 nahhh that's Overeem 🤣
@Darren Reddix oh shit good point!
@@blixerie9317 He's back in training while saving lives. Not as glorious as you the baddest keyboard warrior but ok.
@@thesilencer4638 dude did nothing to you quit tryna start shit. Female energy bro. Your emanating it.
This is what (we fall down but we get up) mean💯
What a comeback respect 👊🏿
6:58 * MARCH *2021*
That's probably one of the most impressive resumes in UFC history.
Overeem vs Ngannou was cold 🥶
Much Love❤
3:47 pause
They say he’s the hardest hitting heavyweight in the world, I believe it👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
A force to be reckoned with for sure!
This GaNO is something special, looking forward to seeing him fight in the future
São vinte anos de preparação tem que respeitar o grande lutador Francis, esse é um exemplo de guerreiro .
0:35 - the most intimidating walk I’ve ever seen from a fighter. Ngannou is a weapon
Brooo that walk is badass🙌🏽🤝🏽💯
Ong 😂
😂😂😂
Predator
I saw Francis irl life today and the way he looks at you triggers your fight or flight response
@5:00, incredible job by the ref to stop it there. Very impressed with that call.
The greatest! 👊
I need an Ngannou signature hammer fist on Jan 22nd🤲🏾 that's the msg Fernand should get
You can bet on that. 2nd round…Gane will join Stipe in the shadow realm.
@@derekd7756 gane could only hope to fall face forward
@@GoodStuff1992 if francis does knock him out and he falls forward, i honestly think he'd hit him in the back of the head anyways. francis has been getting annoyed and angry with ufc because of contract issues. we might witness a murder IF he knocks him, which i dont believe will happen.
@@derekd7756 bro Stipe was back in training one month later. 🤣😂🤣 Didn't have the luxury to be scared like Francis was in the Lewis fight.
@@GoodStuff1992 would you bet on the ko position too? 🤣😂🤣 Bro....
The power and speed on this man is madd
And still the champion after this weekend💯
Francis always with the "super necessary" shots at the end. Hope Francis knows that whoever ends up knocking him out is going for those same shots lol
Its really hard seeing ngannou get kod
@@italianstalian331 Why ? Is his chin out of some kind of metal ? He can be knocked out like anyone. If a foot / fist hits the chin in the right angle in this weight category, it's over, no matter who.
@@dsinemoi1mouton It's his neck. It's thick as a tree trunk, even compared to other heavyweights. The chin has nothing to do with the ability to take shots. It's the neck that keeps your head from violently twisting from hits and your brain getting whiplash.
@@samuelconnel2166 Ok but Anthony Joshua has a thick neck and his chin is made from glass