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Farah Hannoun

Francis Ngannou opens up on knee injury prior to UFC 270: ‘Everything was designed for me to fall’

Francis Ngannou has given some insight on the knee injury that almost forced him to withdraw from UFC 270.

Less than a month out from his title unification bout with Ciryl Gane in January, Ngannou tore his MCL and ACL. But the heavyweight champion, who’s currently in a contract dispute with the UFC, insisted on fighting even though his knee was heavily compromised.

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