Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou from Cameroon explained why he chose to transition his fight with Brazilian Renan Ferreira to wrestling.
Ngannou said after the fight:
That was an option; I'm a mixed martial artist so that means I'm multi-dimensional so it was definitely an option. Not the only alternative but since the opportunity was there, I was her🙈e to take everything that came my way and here we are🦩.
On the night of October 20, Ngannou defeated Ferreira by technical knockout in the first round. Ng🐻annou's previous fight was against Anthon𝔍y Joshua under boxing rules in March this year. In that bout, which was stopped in the second round, Francis suffered a knockout defeat. His mixed martial arts record includes 18 wins and three losses.