The Daniel Cormier Show - Francis Ngannou on Philipe Lins, leaving UFC, Anthony Joshua fight, losing his son
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What was Francis Ngannou's journey from Cameroon to France like?
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What's up, guys? Welcome to a brand new episode of the Daniel Cormier Show, brought to you by Total Wireless, the official wireless provider of UFC. They are in your corner with unlimited 5G data that will not slow you down. Now, that is a total power move. Today, I'm joined by one of the most powerful and inspiring figures in all of combat sports. Francis Ngannou. He was a former UFC heavyweight champion, a global superstar, and a man whose journey goes far beyond anything that happens inside of a cage. Guys, when you talk about Francis, you can't just talk about his knockouts, which were insanely scary. You got to talk about where he came from. He grew up in Cameroon, worked sand mines as a kid, making dangerous journeys across countries just to try to get a chance to chase an opportunity.
And then he rose all the way to the top of the sport. Francis didn't just fight opponents. He fought his circumstances. He fought doubt. He fought life. He turned that all into becoming a world champion. But Francis story doesn't stop there because he left the UFC as a champion stepped into the boxing ring, fighting some of the best fighters in the world to everything that he's faced outside of competition. This man continues to evolve. He continues to push forward no matter what is in front of him. But today, I'm not trying to just talk about Francis inside the fight. I want to go deeper than just the fights. I want to talk the journey. I want to talk the setbacks. I want to talk the victories. And I want to get you to know the man that's behind all of this, right?
Francis Ngannou, the guy that I get to talk to on the phone at times, the guy that I get to share in some of the toughest moments with. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome my friend, Big Frank, Francis Ngannou.
That was the introduction.
That was the introduction, my brother.
How do you like that? Good. That's awesome.
You're the man, Francis. Thank you for joining me, bro. I appreciate this.
Thank you.
Before we can go and get deep into this, we got to kind of start where the journey began. Back in Cameroon. Yeah. Back to Africa. The motherland. What do you remember about growing up in Cameroon?
Everything.
You remember a lot of it?
Of course. I remember everything. Basically, things I'm there all the time. And then every place is like a page of a story. Every place that I go is like a page of a story. Some place can bring me back 15 years, 20 years, 30 years, and then everything come in place. When I go out there, it's like reading a book. Everything tell me one story, bring me back from some moment to another one. And I think that's the most enjoyable part of it. And then, you know, the thing is that like back then when I was there, I was so upset of our situation. I'm like, because that was the only place that I could, I could have been and I didn't have option. And now after all the, option that I have in hand today, all the places that I've been, I found it to be the best place on earth, you know, because that's where I get, I'm like connected to my roots.
He speaks to me, you know, sometimes I just go by some trees, by some road, and then he just tells me a story like from maybe 20 years ago, 25 years ago, and that's awesome.
It's always amazing when you go home and you start seeing just places you spent because you're like, man, I forgot that this happened.
Yeah, places and faces and everything. Faces, yeah. Stories, yeah.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was Francis Ngannou's journey from Cameroon to France like?
0:00–5:03
2
How did Francis Ngannou transition from boxing to MMA?
5:03–8:57
3
What challenges did Ngannou face during his early career in MMA?
8:57–17:51
4
How did Francis cope with the loss of his son Kobe?
17:51–25:19
5
What led to Ngannou's decision to leave the UFC for the PFL?
25:19–26:47
6
How did Ngannou prepare for his boxing matches against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua?
26:47–28:28
7
What does Ngannou want people to remember about him beyond being a fighter?
28:28–38:17
8
What are Ngannou's thoughts on his upcoming fight against Philipe Lins?
38:17–1:10:05
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