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

 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

 

 

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTXiGBPRGgk