Petarung kelas berat Francis Ngannou meraih kemenangan pada UFC 270 setelah mengalahkan eks rekan sparring-nya Ciryl Gane.
Francis Ngannou menang atas Ciryl Gane melalui keputusan mutlak (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) dalam pertarungan yang berlangsung di Honda Center, Amerika Serikat, Minggu (23/1/2022) siang WIB.
Hasil ini membuat Francis Ngannou berhasil mempertahankan sabuk juara kelas berat UFC. Di sisi lain, kekalahan dari Francis Ngannou membuat rekor Ciryl Gane ternoda.
Petarung asal Prancis tersebut untuk pertama kalinya menderita kekalahan dari 11 laga yang dilakoninya sejak debut pada 2018.
Jalannya pertarungan Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Gane langsung melancarkan serangan untuk menjatuhkan Francis Ngannou pada awal ronde pertama.
Namun, Francis Ngannou yang dijuluki The Predator itu berhasil lolos dan balik menyerang dengan memojokkan Ciryl Gane ke tepi oktagon.
Tensi pertarungan kembali memanas seiring dengan Francis Ngannou yang membuat Ciryl Gane kewalahan dengan pukulan kombinasinya.
Ciryl Gane sempat melancarkan bodykick dan berhasil menahan perlawanan Francis Ngannou pada ronde pertama.
Ronde kedua dibuka dengan low kick Ciryl Gane yang tak mengarah sempurna ke Francis Ngannou.
Heavyweight Francis Ngannou took victory at UFC 270 after defeating his former sparring partner Ciryl Gane.
Francis Ngannou won over Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the battle that took place at the Honda Center, United States, Sunday (23/1/2022) afternoon WIB.
This result made Francis Ngannou successfully defend the UFC heavyweight championship belt. On the other hand, the defeat of Francis Ngannou made Ciryl Gane's record tarnished.
The French fighter has lost for the first time in 11 matches since his debut in 2018.
The course of the fight Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Gane immediately launched an attack to bring down Francis Ngannou early in the first round.
However, Francis Ngannou, nicknamed The Predator, managed to escape and counterattack by cornering Ciryl Gane to the edge of the octagon.
The tension of the fight heated up again along with Francis Ngannou who overwhelmed Ciryl Gane with his combination blow.
Ciryl Gane had a chance to launch a bodykick and managed to hold off Francis Ngannou's resistance in the first round.
The second round opened with Ciryl Gane's low kick which did not lead to Francis Ngannou.