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By: Julio Olmo
UFC 260 Recap:
Francis Ngannou destroyed Stipe Miocic with a brutal second-round TKO to become new heavyweight champion.
Francis Ngannou's hometown of Batie, Cameroon went WILD after he won the UFC heavyweight championship at 5:15 am local time. #UFC260 pic.twitter.com/tpsGdlL9NK
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) March 28, 2021
The UFC not only has a new heavyweight champion of the world but also its Third African-Born Champion and he may very well be the New Baddest Man on the Planet as well.
Los orgullosos campeones africanos. 💪 😤 🌍
Francis N'Gannou ✨ Kamaru Usman ✨ Israel Adesanya ✨ pic.twitter.com/bgAfBc69zx
— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) March 28, 2021
Francis Ngannou demolished Stipe Miocic with a second-round TKO in the main event of UFC 260 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas just past midnight Saturday. The end came when Ngannou bent Miocic backward at the knees with a devastating left hand, before putting the finishing thud on the championship win with a brutal hammerfist, prompting referee Herb Dean to come in and save Miocic.
“I don’t know if I can find the vocabulary to express this,” a joyous Ngannou said after the biggest win of his career.
“This was a promise that I made to myself when I was young.”
Ngannou gave Miocic a taste of things to come by blasting him in the head with a right hand in the first round. Moments later, Ngannou put Miocic on further notice that he’s improved since their original meeting in January 2018 by sprawling and showing great takedown defense, before taking Miocic’s back and unleashing short bombs that did damage.
The Predator made sure that things got worse for Miocic in the second when he detonated a left cross that dropped Miocic with a thud. Sensing blood, Ngannou swarmed Miocic up against the Octagon and delivered short bombs. Seconds later, Ngannou used another left — this time bending Miocic backward at the knees before a final hammerfist cemented his championship win.
#UFC260 Wow! @francis_ngannou is the New Champ of the World! @GregCowboys @Montejp231 @emscharf @chili227 @5280Keith @collazophilly @jeolmoz2 @rudedogreyes @Realmommabear @megly71 @MaureennKelly @IsVatIs @ArdelioValdes Hey @JonnyBones make it happen! pic.twitter.com/NCEfpE7ZEn
— Cuban Lion (@LionCuban) March 28, 2021
Following the victory, Ngannou said that he’d be ready to make his first title defense against Jon Jones in July or August.
Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones, Tyron Woodley’s Future, Sean O’Malley’s Potential | LIVE Q&A #49
.@francis_ngannou is ready to fight Jon "Bones" Jones.
"I'm ready for that fight whenever it is. I'm ready by July or August." pic.twitter.com/XoWCR9fqli
— First Take (@FirstTake) March 29, 2021
SPANISH VERSION OF UFC 260 Results By: Hablemos MMA Host Danny Segura.
OFFICIAL!
🗣 @Trailblaze2top steps in on a ten days notice to face 🇮🇹 @MarvinVettori in our @ABCNetwork main event. #UFCVegas23 pic.twitter.com/XxB1tOSfIr
— UFC (@ufc) April 3, 2021
UFC Vegas 23 Preview:
Kevin Holland steps in to fight Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night on April 10th.
Middleweight contender Kevin Holland will step in and fight Marvin Vettori on short notice in the five-round main event of UFC Fight Night on April 10 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Vettori’s original opponent, Darren Till, withdrew Tuesday because of a broken collarbone.
Holland just fought March 20, a unanimous decision loss to Derek Brunson in another main event bout. The 21-day turnaround for Holland will tie him with Deiveson Figueiredo and Michael Bisping for the shortest time in between two main event bouts in UFC history. Figueiredo did it last December and Bisping in 2017.
Holland (21-6) went 5-0 in 2020, the most wins in a calendar year for a UFC middleweight fighter ever, and tied for the most in any division with Roger Huerta and Neil Magny.
Along with his frequent fighting, the Texas native is known for talking trash throughout his fights. Against Brunson, Holland was having a conversation with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who was sitting cageside. Holland, 28, has won eight of his past 10 fights overall.
Vettori (16-4-1) is ESPN’s No. 8-ranked middleweight in the world. The Italian native is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jack Hermansson in December. Vettori, 27, has won four in a row and his only loss in his past seven bouts came against current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
The UFC has also scheduled fight cards for April 17th (UFC Vegas 24) and April 24th (UFC 261) – Which is already a Sell-Out!
UFC 261 will be welcoming live fans to Jacksonville, Florida and as of last Combat Sporting News UFC 262 in Houston, Texas on May 15th is also welcoming live fans as well and it is already sold out too!
