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Harry Davies

Francis Ngannou hailed for "genius" gameplan for UFC 270 win over Ciryl Gane

Dana White has labelled Francis Ngannou 's gameplan for his UFC 270 win against Ciryl Gane as "genius".

Ngannou won the first decision of his MMA career as he was forced to wrestle Gane over their five-round title fight due to injured knee ligaments.

'The Predator' wore knee sleeves for the bout after a botched takedown attempt from a sparring partner less than a month before the fight injured his knees.

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