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Francis Ngannou on Philipe Lins, leaving UFC, Anthony Joshua fight, losing his son | Daniel Cormier

Wrestling

Tahun2026

Durasi1h 8m

Tonton Sekarang

7.1

Daniel Cormier IS BACK with the DC Show, this time the champ sits down with MMA superstar Francis Ngannou ahead of his fight against Philipe Lins on Saturday's Netflix MVP card. DC talks to the former UFC heavyweight champion about his CRAZY JOURNEY from Cameroon to France as a young man, and what it took to get to Paris 14 months later. Ngannou talks about his upbringing in Cameroon, and why he had to work in sand mines at just nine years old. DC and Francis go through his MMA journey and how transitioned from boxing into MMA and then eventually become a UFC champion. Francis also talks about the tragedy of losing his son Kobe, and how both DC and Francis have dealt with losing children. And don't miss Cormier and Ngannou talk about his Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua boxing fights, a future head-to-head with Jon Jones, and the reason why he decided to leave the UFC for the PFL. Timeline: 0:00 - Welcome the show, Francis! 2:00 - Growing up in Cameroon 7:00 - Working in sand mines as a child 10:00 - Deciding to leave 16:30 - Love for fighting 19:00 - 20-hour journey across Sahara Desert 25:00 - Ending up in France 29:00 - Transition from Boxing to MMA 32:00 - Becoming UFC champion 42:00 - Why Ngannou left the UFC 45:00 - Losing son Kobe 55:30 - Boxing career 57:00 - Crazy story about Anthony Joshua fight 59:00 - Philipe Lins 01:02:00 - When will he retire? 01:06:00 - Francis' legacy All lines provided by @hardrockbet Follow me on all social media platforms! Website: Instagram: Twitter: SPONSORS: Total Wireless Website: Instagram: Oakgrove Technologies: Website: Instagram: Nearfall Clothing: Website: Instagram: Monster Energy: Website: Instagram: #danielcormier #ufc #mma #netflix #francisngannou #mvp #jakepaul #fight #ufchampion #heavyweight #tysonfury #anthonyjoshua #knockout #philipelins #rondarousey