A cada pelea que tiene, Francis NGannou no deja de sorprender. En su reciente presentación noqueó en el primer asalto a Alistair Overeem, sin duda uno de los mejores de la historia del peso completo, ex contendiente al título el pasado año, y campeón mundial en otras empresas. Como decimos, el de Camerún sigue sorprendiendo.
Tras esta victoria se ha situado como nuevo contendiente contra el campeón Stipe Miocic, a quien recientemente advirtió que disfrute del campeonato mientras pueda. De momento no está claro cuando será la pelea, pero Dana White ha confirmado que el rey de la división ha solucionado sus problemas contractuales con UFC, por lo que podría ser a primeros de año.
Hoy recogemos las palabras del comentarista Joe Rogan, quien compara a NGannou con la leyenda del boxeo Mike Tyson.
“I think in one or two more fights he will be up there. We will see his fights to see how long his opponents can withstand. I think he will be a star.”
El de Camerún ya se mostraba muy motivado de cara a competir por el título antes de su reciente presentación.
“I know everything that Stipe Miocic and Alistair Overeem can do. Everyone knows their skills. But they don't know mine. They are still discovering them. I am bringing a surprise to every fight. I haven't had a chance to show everything I have. I think I would knock out Stipe Miocic in three rounds”.
Por su parte, el de Estados Unidos, hablaba hace algunos meses sobre su futuro, afirmando cuando podría pelear de nuevo.
“We are talking to UFC to fight in December or January. Everything is fine. I have a great management team and we are doing everything we are supposed to do. There are many potential opponents. In the heavyweight division anything can happen. That's what's scary about this division. No matter how good you are, you can lose to anyone. We haven't talked about who the contender might be. Francis Ngannou is a tough guy. He has been fighting everyone and improving with each fight. He certainly has a great future. I will fight anyone UFC says. Overeem, Volkov, Cain. Whoever they say, I won't reject it. I would like to fight Cain Velásquez. It would be an exciting fight. Unfortunately, he is injured right now. I hope he gets better because he is a very nice guy.”
Fuente: BJPenn.com