Two months on from his knee reconstruction, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is able to carry out day-to-day tasks after weeks of pain.
Ngannou tore his MCL and injured his ACL less than a month before fighting Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January. The knockout artist was forced to wrestle his way to victory against his former training partner Gane because of his injuries, winning a decision for the first time in his MMA career.
He underwent surgery in March and admitted the first weeks of recovery were debilitating. Ngannou is confident he will make a return to training in a few months after working with the UFC's Director of Physical Therapy, Heather Linden.
