- [Interviewer] Hey Francis,
we're here to see your gym and fridge.
- Who the hell are you?
Oh, Men Health, you're here for gym and fridge?
Come on in.
- [Announcer] Oh, it got him!
The Predator, Francis Ngannou!
- [Interviewer] Let's go check out your fridge.
- Welcome to my kitchen.
I'm gonna show you my fridge.
- [Interviewer] What do you always have in your fridge?
- First of all it's gonna be like almond milk
because that's for the breakfast.
You know, when I wake up every morning,
I have to take some granola before run to training.
Also some glass of orange juice.
I also need to have fruits.
Cherries and grapefruit, watermelon.
I'll always have water obviously
because we are in Vegas, it's very dry here.
You have to stay hydrated and I drink a lot of water.
And sometimes I'm gonna use the bathroom a lot.
- [Interviewer] How has your diet changed over the years?
- When I really need to eat clean during the training camp,
the best thing that I can do is to have a chef.
But when I'm not in the training camp,
what I like the most would be like pancake.
It's no stuff that you take a lot while you're in the diet,
but when you're not in diet, it's okay.
- [Interviewer] Are there any foods you hate?
- Unfortunately, I don't even know
because the problem is
I grew up having a lot of respect with food
seeing we didn't have food.
So I kind of like appreciate every type of food
and I don't waste food at all.
I used to just eat to not be starving,
but not just to like it.
- [Interviewer] What's your go-to burger order?
- I don't eat burger too much
but I will always go for the triple stack.
It's not the biggest but the least small one. (laughs)
- [Interviewer] (laughs)
What's your go-to protein?
- I think it depends of the day.
Some day I would rather have chicken, farmer's chicken.
You know, outdoor chicken.
Those are the chicken that I like.
I like salmon, and I love beef.
So, I like everything.
- [Interviewer] What's your snack strategy?
- My go-to snack will be almond, cashew, pistachios.
- [Interviewer] What do you eat on a cheat day?
- I love ice cream, but I like to stay away of ice cream.
That's why I don't have ice cream in my fridge
because it's very tempting
and I'm gonna feel bad about myself after eating
but I'll still eat it,
so I rather don't have it in my fridge.
Okay, so that's my fridge.
Now let's go to the gym
and you guys will see what I do everyday
when I go to the gym.
You know what this means?
In the corporate when you have a problem
or you have a complaint,
you go to human resource to complain right?
So, at the gym if you have a problem
with your friend or whoever,
this is a human resource.
You complain here, you both come here
and solve your problem.
They lock this up, you guys settle your problem
and then when you come out here
I think everything is good.
You feel in peace with yourself and with your friend.
You don't have any problem anymore.
So, this is the place to go.
- [Interviewer] How often do you work out?
- It's like everyday, some day twice a day.
It's depend of the training section.
- [Interviewer] What's an intense workout for you?
- Sometime it could be in the strength and conditioning
that you will find is intense workout.
Sometime it could be in the wrestling section,
sometime it could be in the boxing section.
So it's really depend.
- [Interviewer] What keeps you motivated?
- You know, at some point you might say
oh, I was fighting because I was hungry, I needed money.
I was fighting because so passionate about fight.
But over time when you get higher and higher
your motivation, it evolves.
Today my whole country stand up,
people from all around the world stand up to watch me,
to support me,
so I have to do my best to give them the best outcome
of their support.
That's kind of like my motivation.
- [Interviewer] DO you like to workout alone
or with a partner?
- I workout sometime with friend.
Sometime I workout with myself.
I love workout with myself, that's why I workout at home.
In my garage, in my backyard,
being there put some music, or some headset.
Do some jumping rope, some fitness stuff, some exercise.
I love those stuff, you know.
I been doing that since I was a kid.
- [Interviewer] What kind of music do you listen to
when you workout?
- You won't know any of my music
because my music is mostly French or African music.
I'm still very tight in Cameroonian music.
I follow them, I listen to their music.
I listen to Drake, I workout with Drake a lot.
I love two of his song, God's Plan,
and Coming from the Bottom
because the title of that music by himself means a lot
and I love that.
- [Interviewer] All right, it's rapid fire time.
Workout time, 7 AM or 7 PM?
- No seven in my workout time.
Nine, the earliest.
- [Interviewer] Squat or deadlift?
- Squat.
- [Interviewer] Pull-ups or chin-ups?
- Pull-ups.
- [Interviewer] Dumbbells or kettle bells?
- Kettle bells.
- [Interviewer] Running on the treadmill
or the great outdoors?
- Treadmill is fun though.
- [Interviewer] Cardio or weights?
- Oh, cardio.
- [Interviewer] Big legs or big arms?
- I have both, so... (laughs)
- [Interviewer] Biggest compliment:
jacked, ripped, cut, or swole?
- I don't know what that means.
Sorry, my English does not allow me to understand that.
- [Interviewer] If you could work out
with anyone in the world, dead or alive,
who would it be?
- Dwayne Johnson (indistinct) The Rock.
Hey guys, it's been fun.
But you're gonna get the hell out of here.
It's time for me to workout,
so no joke anymore.
Find your way out. Thank you.
(laid back music)