Unpopular opinion: Ngannou isn't that good

[Carrotman23]

I don't know about Volkov or Lewis but I absolutely think Gane can beat Francis . Would put money on it .

 

[Bruce Lee666]

I don't know about Volkov or Lewis but I absolutely think Gane can beat Francis . Would put money on it .

many guys bet money on Miocic against Francis too.

 

[tmnpothead]

I think Bader takes him rather easily too honestly.

 

[Coolkid666]

Francis did everything right on Stipe the 2nd time. Its a sign of hope. But did he only perform that way because he trained only for Stipe to get revenge? Back Tattoo Volkov could possibly take Francis out right now with just a jab. Who friggin knows

 

[frontkick1]

Is he the best technical fighter ?
Obviously not, but still good enough to make most fighters hesitant to fight him whether they're wrestlers or strikers.

I'm curious to see what will be your nexts arguments when he will have defended his title a few times....

 

[kenetics]

He destroyed Blaydes twice, the most promising young heavyweight outside of Gane.

I said he only beat to young guys out of all the old guys . Blaydes got weak chin and ko multiple times.

 

[kenetics]

And other people pretend to forget that he beated a young and good wrestler in Blaydes.

Blaydes has glass chin though, so.. not impressed.

 

[Rvd Slmr]

Blaydes got weak chin and ko multiple times.

That's quite harsh, the two guys who beat him are literately the two hardest hitters in the UFC.

 

[laleggenda27]

TS says "Ngannou isn't that good" but later says "he is a great champ." Sounds legit.

And no, he's not a "normal sized HW." The guy weighs in at 263 with a legit 6-pack. Feel free to name all the other "normal sized" HWs who are built like that. And no, Cyril Gane doesn't qualify; he's a full 16 pounds lighter than Ngannou.

Do I think Ngannou is unbeatable? Absolutely not. I wouldn't be shocked if someone like Gane or Volkov was able to out-point him by virtue of being more technical. And this is HW, so nobody (except Fedor) goes unbeaten for extended stretches. But suggesting he "isn't that good" is absurd on its face; the guy has completely annihilated 6 top 10 HWs (and that doesn't count his finishes over Cain and Blaydes 1, who were unranked at the time).

It's terrible threads like this that give new fans a bad name.

 

[kenetics]

That's quite harsh, the two guys who beat him are literately the two hardest hitters in the UFC.

All HW are heavy hitters .

 

[Rvd Slmr]

All HW are heavy hitters .

Really? You are going to pretend that there's no difference?

 

[kenetics]

Really? You are going to pretend that there's no difference?

He has a weak chin compared to some of the other HW. It is what it is. Just like arvloski who had incredible skill but weak chin.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

The hw belt gets passed around like a hot potato. It's hard to hang on to. But hes the champ now so hard to say he isnt good.

not to mention he beat the man who held onto it the longest. that's gotta count for something.

 

[Simple Southerner]

 

[Heisenboom]

I wish i was as terrible as Francis.

 

[ninjion]

You might be right. Maybe Ngannou isn't as improved as people say he is and the real reason he dominated Stipe is cuz Miocic was 39 and significantly lighter than usual. We'll only know when we see Francis fight again.

 

[Straatblaffer]

You're saying Francis is similar to Houston Alexander?

Not gonna lie, had to google him to be sure. But they could be brothers (adoptive)

 

[91 seconds]

My unpopular opinion is that Stipe was overrated. So now you have a guy that beat the guy that was overrated now turning him into the biggest hype machine since Lesnar.

Ngannou has amazing power that knocks out guys quick but for me it's going to take more than a weak looking Stipe to think he definitely improved all these holes in his game. He seems like he's on the right track but I'd like to see a bit more.

 

[dog y]

He's the baddest dude right now.
The other divisions just exist so the little guys have something to do.

 

[Striker Fox]

Ngannou is at best the heavyweight Anthony Johnson, only difference is his division is full of cans without a true champion level fighter like Jones and DC were.