Francis Ngannou Defeats Curtis Blaydes In The First Minute Of The First Round!
Welcome to the main event of UFC Fight Night 141! ! One of the strongest punchers ever, Francis Ngannou, fights Curtis Blaydes for the second time! The two Heavyweight legends already fought once at UFC Fight Night 86, on April 10, 2016. “The Predator” won via doctor stoppage at the end of the second round.
Round 1
Francis Ngannou is in the black trunks, Blaydes in gray. Francis Ngannou almost instantly delivers huge right hand! Curtis Blaydes goes down! It looks like Blaydes has a big problem! He struggles as Ngannou rains devastating strikes from the top!
Blaydes can’t protect Ngannou’s dangerous fists! That’s it, the referee stops the fight. Wow, a superfast victory by Francis Ngannou!
Check out the highlights below:
Wow!!! @Francis_Ngannou puts Curtis Blaydes away early at #UFCBeijing!! pic.twitter.com/VfndLlSXzA
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 24, 2018
NO ONE MAN SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT POWER! #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/MeloRA3lkX
— UFC (@ufc) November 24, 2018
4️⃣4️⃣ SECONDS! #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/nIQCNIXom6
— UFC (@ufc) November 24, 2018
Lessons learned.
Most importantly, FRANCIS NGANNOU IS BACK! #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/M0G4AyhkAf
— UFC (@ufc) November 24, 2018
JDS? Volkov? Stipe?
Who do you want next for @Francis_Ngannou? #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/9pJuX9zqZj
— UFC (@ufc) November 24, 2018
Final result: Francis Ngannou defeats Curtis Blaydes via TKO (punches) – 0:44, Round 1
Francis Ngannou improves the score to 12-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC, while Curtis Blaydes drops to 10-2, 1 NC MMA, 5-2, 1 NC UFC.