The heavyweight king has regained his crown. Almost three years after his last MMA fight, Francis Ngannou only needed 3 minutes and 32 seconds to destroy the Brazilian Renan Ferreira on Saturday in Riyadh, where he was making his return to a cage, under the PFL banner.
Ngannou, who left the UFC last year with a bang, thus won the championship belt of the new “Superfight” category of his new organization.
A victory dedicated to his son
Very moved after his victory, the Cameroonian immediately dedicated his victory to his son, who died last April at the age of 15 months. “I can’t think about anything other than my son Kobe. I wanted to fight for him. I’m glad I did this for my son. I hope that his name will be remembered because without him we would not be here today,” he declared with tears in his eyes and sobs in his voice.
After barely more than a minute of fighting, Ngannou managed to take his opponent to the ground where, glued to the cage, he pummeled him with rage. The referee had no choice but to stop the hostilities, to the cheers of the public committed to the Cameroonian’s cause.
After a highly publicized break from boxing, his teenage dream, Ngannou made his return to the sport in Riyadh that made him a star. The fight was shrouded in uncertainty, with Ngannou having been away from MMA cages for almost three years. He also suffered two defeats in boxing, one of which resulted in a knockout. monumental against Anthony Joshua. But at 38 years old, he proves to the world of MMA that he remains the “Predator”.
