One said he was desperate for money because his family might end up homeless.

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Though Ngannou lost a second successive fight later that year, he has since rebounded with extraordinary first-round finishes against Curtis Blaydes, Cain Velasquez, and Junior dos Santos. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 172 card. But Ngannou … start2.setFullYear(today.getFullYear()); Floyd Mayweather could have finished Conor McGregor in first round “If I wanted to”, Georges St-Pierre returns to cut deal with the UFC. UFC Fight Night 172: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

var diff = increment * (today - start2); Gina Carano breaks the internet – With now-deleted nude pictures! } He wrapped up 2019 with a record of 10-0. Naturally, Rozenstruik went out on impact.

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Want the latest MMA news and UFC rumors? Ngannou's performance was so fast, so furious, that a second shot at the UFC heavyweight championship beckons. Can't get enough UFC? } var today = new Date(); The UFC plans for UFC 256 has been set. Oh no – Did Henry Cejudo makes the cringiest promo ever?

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if(diff <= 999) { Rozenstruik could have won if he stood his ground and threw a straight counter. var text = ''; Ngannou has now won four consecutive fights by first-round knockout. His opponent, Rozenstruik fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 3.72 significant strikes per minute. "He has a lot of potential but he needs to take a step back and get ready for someone like me," Ngannou said, adding he wasn't even chasing the KO. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). Sound off in the comments. } loop_range = seconds['hour']; Wow this was violent! “So I’m going to beat him, take his spot, and I’m going to go for the title.”. To be honest, I've made my peace with that. The heavyweight bout had been billed as a collision of hard-hitting giants, with Rozenstruik putting his unbeaten run on the line against Ngannou's reputation as the most-devastating striker in UFC history . while(start2 < today) { So much so, that the fight only lasted 20 seconds — and that includes the amount of time Rozenstruik was knocked out on his feet by a thudding Ngannou left hand, before the Cameroon big man attacked his opponent with six follow-ups. var abs_diff = Math.abs(diff); Francis Ngannou just knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds. var loop_range = ''; diff = start2 - today; years: 365.25*1000*60*60*24, months: 30.41666667*1000*60*60*24, weeks: 7*1000*60*60*24, days: 1000*60*60*24, hours: 1000*60*60, minutes: 1000*60, seconds: 1000 The knockout wasn’t as horrifying as Ngannou’s 2017 stoppage of Alistair Overeem, but it was still a very scary KO. Francis Ngannou vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Full Fight Share: FOLLOW US. Ngannou blasted Rozenstruik into unconsciousness twenty seconds into their matchup on last night’s UFC 249 pay-per-view card. jQuery('#countdown_5f8b145e3846d6_86444101').html(text); Ngannou fought for the UFC heavyweight championship before, losing a unanimous decision to then-champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 in 2018. We believe we’re going to put him away. Then, vicious follow up strikes came flying in as Rozenstruik ricocheted off of the fence, amplifying the impact. Francis Ngannou has an orthodox fighting stance with a 83″ reach. UFC 249 results: Francis Ngannou KOs Jairzinho Rozenstruik, world reacts. start2.setFullYear(today.getFullYear()); But Ngannou took any tension out of the fight when he unloaded a terrifying blitz of punches to win that UFC 249 heavyweight clash from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. 2 ranked heavyweight in the official UFC rankings. if(! … Ngannou debuted in the UFC in 2015, earning six impressive victories via finish, including a brutal knockout over former champ Andrei Arlovski.This eventually led to a title shot against Stipe Miocic at UFC 220.Despite opening strongly, Ngannou was slowly dominated over the coarse of five rounds, losing a unanimous decision.
Francis Ngannou enters this fight … I hope this doesn't affect his chances of the potential retirement fight for Khabib. IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO WATCH ‘UFC 249 ‘GAETHJE VS. FERGUSON’.

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