Champ One Day - Francis Ngannou reacts to Israel Adesanya's loss in Saudi Arabia
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According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.

Champ One Day - Francis Ngannou reacts to Israel Adesanya's loss in Saudi Arabia

Tosin Abayomi 21:58 - 01.02.2025

According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.

At UFC Saudi Arabia, which was held inside the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nassourdine Imavov and Israel Adesanya squared off in a middleweight match.

After a close first round against a former champion, Imavov upset former middleweight champion Adesanya with a swarming knockout 30 seconds into the second round in his third UFC main event in four fights.

The fight continued despite Adesanya's complaint of an eye poke in the second.

According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.
According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.

Imavov used his right hand to pound Adesanya, then dropped him upon the canvas.

He jumped on him on the fence, then followed with a left uppercut along the cage.

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Francis Ngannou on Israel Adesanya

According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.
According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.

After the fight, the former UFC heavyweight champion took to social media to console Adesanya.

He reminded him of his past glory while most people were saying he is done for.

Along with a photo with Adesanya and Kamaru Usman, Ngannou posted a message that said, "Unforgiving sport. Champ one day, champ forever.

According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.
According to Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou is his big brother ahead of Nassourdine Imavov.

"@stylebender, we love you, man, and will always stand by your side. ❤️

"Congrats to @imavov1 for his amazing performance."

Adesanya now faces an uphill battle to climb up the ranks at middleweight.

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