Francis Ngannou might be. almost fell asleep While warming up for his return to boxing earlier this month, the former UFC heavyweight champion was knocked unconscious after being assaulted by Anthony Joshua. knockout from hell.
On Saturday, “The Predator” released new behind-the-scenes footage, allowing fight fans to check out the moments immediately following Ngannou's devastating loss. Check it out in the video player above via Ngannou. YouTube channel.
In case you missed it, Ngannou collapsed on his way back to the boxing ring. The former UFC heavyweight king shocked the boxing world. Almost beat Tyson Fury He made his boxing debut in October last year. Ngannou scored a knockdown in that fight and appeared ready to give Joshua a serious fight in Saudi Arabia earlier this month. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
Ngannou, who had never finished his fighting career before the tilt with Joshua, suffered a heavy knockdown in round one. The “Predator” was completely caught off guard and at that moment he almost experienced an outer body experience.
“Even the first time, I was pretty surprised, like, 'Damn, there's no way I'm going to go down with a punch like that,'” Ngannou said. “The punch was strong, but I don't think it was the kind of punch that would normally knock him down.”
The chaos didn't stop there. After the first round, Ngannou regained his position in the corner, fell back and was knocked down twice more. Joshua's final punch sent Ngannou crashing to the canvas in horrific fashion, leaving fight fans around the world in complete awe. It also made Ngannou think about all the things that went wrong.
“I think this is a knockout. It's a weird loss,” Ngannou said. “It's something you don't want to go through, but unless you learn from it and bounce back, it will remain a defeat.
“Just life, I don't make excuses. That's what we sign up for when we participate in a sport like this. You always know that something like that can happen, that it can happen. ”
The video also shows Ngannou being hugged by family and teammates backstage as he recovers from a brutal knockout.
Ngannou should officially return to mixed martial arts (MMA) later this year. Professional Fighters League (PFL) debut, it will take some time to recover from this hard knockout loss. But now that he's seen the shadow realm firsthand, will the former UFC champion be the same?
Please tell us!
