{"id":236392,"date":"2024-10-21T15:01:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/cameroons-francis-ngannou-knocks-out-renan-ferreira-in-mma-return\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:01:06","slug":"cameroons-francis-ngannou-knocks-out-renan-ferreira-in-mma-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/cameroons-francis-ngannou-knocks-out-renan-ferreira-in-mma-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon\u2019s Francis Ngannou knocks out Renan Ferreira in MMA return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/655\/65548985.295.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Ngannou (left)  beats Renan Ferreira (right)\" title=\"Francis Ngannou (left)  beats Renan Ferreira (right)\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Francis Ngannou (left)  beats Renan Ferreira (right)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Cameroon\u2019s Francis Ngannou made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts by knocking out Renan Ferreira in the first round of their heavyweight clash at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event dubbed \u201cBattle Of The Giants\u201d in the early hours of Sunday, October 20, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After some early heavy kicks from both fighters, Ngannou, who had not fought in mixed martial arts since January 2022, took the fight to the mat and eventually got behind his Brazilian opponent, landing a series of bludgeoning punches to end the fight with 88 seconds left in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>A tearful Ngannou then dedicated his victory to the memory of his 15-month-old son Kobe, who died in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only did this fight because of him. I wanted to fight for him \u2026 I hope they can remember his name, because without Kobe, we wouldn\u2019t be here tonight,\u201d he said in a post-fight interview in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>The event broke with the PFL\u2018s usual format of a regular season and playoffs to put on a series of \u201csuper fights\u201d with belts at stake as Ngannou made his return to the sport where he made his name after a foray into the world of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Ngannou\u2019s rise from childhood poverty in Cameroon to the pinnacle of mixed martial arts, where he won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title in March 2021, made him a hugely popular figure and one of the most sought-after free agents in combat sports when his UFC contract expired.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to take part in lucrative boxing matches against heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, both of which he lost, and his signing was a huge coup for the PFL in its battle to compete with the UFC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francis Ngannou (left) beats Renan Ferreira (right) Cameroon\u2019s Francis Ngannou made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts by knocking out Renan Ferreira in the first round of their heavyweight clash at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event dubbed \u201cBattle Of The Giants\u201d in the early hours of Sunday, October 20, 2024. 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