There is absolutely nothing to support your claims. Francis is the bigger stronger man. Francis has the strongest recorded punch. Not pav.
The Overeem that destroyed pav, got uppercutted to low orbit by Francis. Francis is better everywhere, and his resume is 10x stronger than pavs.
Lol @ going back 5-6 years for Pavlovich while having the memory of a fuckin goldfish for Francis
Pavlovich has gone on a spotless run since that early loss to Overeem
Francis has lost twice in that same timeframe and looked like shit in his most recent MMA win
Having said that, I'd probably go with Francis too. Pavlovich's head looks like he's the type to go out cold unconscious if he really gets hit while Francis' head looks made of stone.
Ngannou has more muscle mass than Pavlovich, yes. but Pavlovich has the bigger and more robust frame.
both are very explosive but Pavlovich more so and with better cardio
really this is a very stereotypical west African built athlete vs northern European/Russian viking built athlete
Francis would be like a -1000 favourite. Anything can happen at HW but Ngannou is the bigger man, faster hands and a proven chin and actually good gas tank relative to other HW fighters.
Ngannou by 2nd round KO would be my pick.
Pavlovich hits harder of the two and with more crisp combinations. he just doesn't load up as much.
Chin is debatable.
Pavlovich would control the center against Ngannou and most likely would be doing the bullying. Ngannou would be most dangerous off the back foot with his check hook
Overeem disagrees.
I have absolutely no doubt Ngannou would win that fight. Hits harder, has a better chin. Would probably win 10/10.
I'm not sure who hits harder but Ngannou's chin and grappling are more proven. I would favor him. The best striker Pavlovich has beaten is Tai Tuivasa.
Khabib says Sergei beats Ngannou. Khabib don't lie.lol, yeah OK.
TerrorTimmy said:Some are definitely trying to push a UFC narrative.
Dionysian said:What do all of those people have in common? UFC corporate shills.
Let Francis have his ground breaking moment in peace. It's too early for weak attempt to derail, devalue his accomplishments, and it comes off with serious jealous bitch vibes.
it's crazy, that we, as fans of MMA, on a MMA forum, that there are people here, who would not celebrate the biggest victory for MMA, that has ever been had, and instead, are trying so hard to shit on Francis. It is absolute insanity. But it's easy to see who to ignore now, who to not take seriously.Numerous degrading threads prove it's NEVER too early to parrot Dana's hatred for Francis.
Not even a simple "Congratulations" from Dana, the UFC brass, or it's paid shill mouthpieces.
Pitiful that not a hint of decency is shown to the man that proved himself against all odds.