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Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

Francis Ngannou issues brutal put-down of former coach's attempt to end feud

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has scoffed at his former coach's attempt to put their rivalry to rest before UFC 270.

Ngannou makes the first defence of his heavyweight title this weekend against interim titleholder Ciryl Gane in the promotion's first pay-per-view of the year.

The two heavyweights briefly trained together at the MMA Factory in Paris under Lopez, but Ngannou fell out with the coach and left the gym in 2018.

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