Francis Ngannou: ‘They wanted to f*** me’- UFC heavyweight champion reveals getting emotional after beating Ciryl Gane

Francis Ngannou next fight: UFC news: Francis Ngannou feels he would have lost all the fame, charm, and success if lost to Ciryl Gane at the main event of UFC 270 in January. Gane, a former teammate of Ngannou, is an elite-level fighter with great IQ and several people backed him to snatch the heavyweight strap from Francis Ngannou.

Ngannou’s tussles with the UFC administrators at that time also had the heavyweight champion cornered under several circumstances. However, ‘The Predator’ made sure to defend his heavyweight crown despite falling short in the first two rounds. He took down Gane in the third and dominated the fourth and fifth round to retain his UFC champion status.

Francis Ngannou has now released a special vlog to discuss several things surrounding his combat career. There, he mentioned his feelings after beating Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title.

Francis Ngannou said, “After the fight, instead of like being happy, I started to feel some anger. Oh yeah, I was angry about all this like. Those kid of emotional moments. Like okay, they wanted to screw me up, they wanted to fu** me. What would have happened if I had lost the fight? Okay, it would have been like, Oh no. It wouldn’t be like he just lost a fight as fighter does. Fighters do lose a fight, but it would have been a whole drama.”

Generally, Dana White comes to put the title around his champion’s waist. However, the UFC President wasn’t seen when Francis Ngannou defended his strap against Ciryl Gane. Several people reacted to White’s absence, especially because he was having problems with Ngannou over financial issues.

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Francis Ngannou even teased at his UFC exit to secure a multi-million boxing offer potentially against Tyson Fury. However, it is yet to happen since Ngannou is currently signed with the UFC.

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When can Francis Ngannou fight again in the UFC?

Francis Ngannou is expected to return to the UFC by 2023. There are rumors that he will put his title on the line against Jon Jones. The super-fight has been in the works for several months but hasn’t come to official fruition.

Francis Ngannou: ‘They wanted to f*** me’- UFC heavyweight champion reveals getting emotional after beating Ciryl Gane 

Francis Ngannou: ‘They wanted to f*** me’- UFC heavyweight champion reveals getting emotional after beating Ciryl Gane

Jon Jones has been a dominant and arguably the best light heavyweight champion ever. He is now moving up to the heavyweight division to become a two-weight class champion. It remains to be seen whether Francis Ngannou can tackle ‘Bones’ or end up losing the belt to him.