Israel Adesanya Thinks Francis Ngannou is Biggest Heavyweight of All Time
In a brand new video on his YouTube channel, Israel Adesanya reacted to Francis Ngannou pummeling Renan Ferreira. Adesanya mentioned the highest of the heavyweight totem pole (by way of MMAFighting).
“Hell no [the debate isn’t done],” Adesanya mentioned in a Battle of the Giants response video. “Stipe is the final one I can bear in mind folks saying. Effectively, it was Cain [Velasquez] first after which Stipe, after which proper now folks nonetheless maintain Stipe as the best of all-time within the heavyweight division. However I feel he’s one of many biggest, and he has crushed Francis, however Francis beat him within the worst manner. Once more, it’s all subjective, it’s all artwork, it’s all who you want.
“I feel Francis is the best heavyweight of all time, however once more, now Jon is in there, he’s the heavyweight champion. He’s solely fought as soon as at heavyweight, however he’s additionally one in all, if not the best fighter of all-time. Tom Aspinall’s even within the f*cking combine, and he’s solely simply type of getting his ball rolling. It’s thrilling as a fan, however proper now on this second, I’m simply so blissful for [Ngannou] and what he has completed and to see him undergo it with the adversity he needed to undergo with the loss of life of Kobe.”
Ngannou’s PFL debut was his first MMA bout since early 2022. “The Predator” had high-profile boxing matches with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua earlier than returning to the cage.
Now, the query is who can the PFL match Ngannou up towards subsequent? Some have known as for Vadim Nemkov to tackle Ngannou, whereas others have need the PFL to take a look at fighters from different promotions.
