Champion, Ngannou suggests 'switching styles' and jokes about Blaydes' knockout at UFC Columbus

Cameroonian, who is recovering from knee injuries, says he 'turned into wrestling' after having a striking style compared to the North American

F. Ngannou is the UFC's lineal heavyweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Current heavyweight champion (up to 120,2kg) of Ultimate, Francis Ngannou He is still recovering from knee surgery, but seems to be paying attention to the movement of the division. After victory of Curtis blaydes about Chris Daukas No. ufc columbus last Saturday (26), the Cameroonian joked about the subject.

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On his official 'Twitter', Ngannou suggested that he changed his striking style to Wrestling, in reference to his performance in front of Cyryl Gane, in which he suffered losses on his feet in the first two rounds. So, the champion was surprised and decided to take the fight down.

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“Ngannou is wrestling now baby!” Ngannou wrote.

The comment came shortly after Brett Okamoto, from the North American 'ESPN', highlighted the knockout power of Curtis blaydes, who knocked out Chris Daukas with a direct encounter in the second round, in the main fight of the night. The journalist's publication highlighted his knockout power and said that the American's nickname should now be 'Ngannou'.

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Blaydes even asked for a fight for the interim heavyweight belt. With Ngannou inactive, the fighter expressed his desire to face Cyryl Gane and reaffirmed respect for Stipe Miocic, who was in the arena and followed the card closely.

 

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