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In today's video, let's take a look at the career and some interesting facts of Francis Ngannou.
Francis Zavier Ngannou is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist, was born in the village of Batié,
Cameroon on September 5, 1986. He currently competes in the heavyweight division for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Ngannou is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in history and is deemed
to be the scariest man on the planet inside the octagon and rightfully so.
As of June 2021, he is number 5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Francis Ngannou lived in poverty and had little formal education growing up.
His parents divorced when he was six years old, and he was sent to live with his aunt.
While working in a sand quarry he was approached by several gangs to join them.
However, he declined all those routes and started to pursue boxing at the age of 22.
After a rough couple of years, at the age of 26, Ngannou decided to move to Paris,
France to pursue the sport professionally. Things didn’t go to plan as he was jailed for two months
upon reaching Europe for illegally crossing the border. After living homeless on the streets of
Paris, he was introduced by a friend to Fernand Lopez, who convinced him to try MMA, as well as
allowing Ngannou to train and sleep at the gym for no cost, thus starting Ngannou's MMA career.
Francis Ngannou is an unmarried man. But, he’s in a relationship with a woman named, Miesha
Tate. The love birds have often posted beautiful pictures together on their Instagram account.
Ngannou started his MMA career in November 2013 and fought mostly in the French promotion 100%
Fight, as well as other regional promotions in Europe. He compiled a record of 5–1 before signing
with the UFC. Ngannou made his UFC debut against fellow newcomer Luis Henrique on December 19,
2015, at UFC on Fox 17 and won the fight via knockout in the second round. In his 13 fights
in the UFC, Ngannou has already bagged 6 “Performance of the Night”. On January 20,
2018, at UFC 220, he faced Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship but lost the fight
via unanimous decision. A rematch between them for the UFC Heavyweight Championship took on March 27,
2021, at UFC 260 with Ngannou won the fight via knockout in the second round. To this date,
Francis Ngannou has won 16 out of his 19 fights, with 12 was by knock out. He is known for being
the hardest recorded puncher in history. As of June 14, 2021, he is #5 in the UFC men's
pound-for-pound rankings. Ngannou is scheduled to face Ciryl Gane on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270.
Francis Ngannou net worth in 2021 is estimated to be around $4 million, according to Glusea.com.
Ngannou is multilingual. He speaks several languages including Ngemba, French, and English.
He learned English after joining the UFC. From working in a quarry in Cameroon as a
12-year-old, escaping on foot to Morocco, to conquering the world of MMA and getting
featured in a big-budget Hollywood movie, Francis Ngannou has had quite a journey. In the ninth
film of the famous Fast and Furious franchise, he appeared as a cameo role Ferocious Professional.
The fighter also got dream about an alternate career in Hollywood once he is done with MMA.
The Francis Ngannou Foundation runs the first MMA gym in Cameroon, aiming to offer
facilities for young people to have a place to train and feel like someone cares about them.
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