Ngannou reveals St-Pierre's sincere advice and surrenders to the Canadian: 'He's a legend'

F. Ngannou (photo) is the current UFC heavyweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Linear heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg.) of Ultimate, Francis Ngannou another one of Georges St-Pierre's many admirers around the world. On your channel YouTube, the 'giant' revealed a conversation with the Canadian legend backstage at UFC 217 and highlighted his admiration for the former owner of two belts in the company.

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“I watched your last fight, at Madison Square Garden (New York, United States) against Michael Bisping. It was his return after four years (of retirement) and his performance that night was incredible. Backstage, he told me, 'Man, it's not easy to come back. If you ever retire, you won’t come back after four years,” revealed Ngannou.

On the occasion mentioned by Francis, GSP was returning to action after a hiatus that began in 2013. A welterweight legend, the Canadian returned to try to win the middleweight title (up to 83,9kg), which, at the time, belonged to Bisping.

The clash against the Englishman further consolidated St-Pierre on the shelf of the best of all time. Georges needed just under four rounds to overcome the then champion, submitting his opponent in the third round.

A fan of the Canadian, Ngannou has an appointment scheduled for January 22nd. At the UFC 270, the French-Cameroonian will share the octagon with Cyryl Gane, in a duel valid for the unification of the heavyweight title.