Francis Ngannou Quotes

Cameroon, Mixed Martial Artist
September 5, 1986

Francis Zavier Ngannou is a Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of March 12, 2020 , he is #2 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

I am building a foundation in Cameroon, and it's not just about the sport. The goal of the foundation is not to make a UFC fighter. It's to help kids believe in their dream, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life.

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- Believe
- Purpose
- Building
People easily quit their dream because it's not easy.

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- People
- Dream
- Easily

Watching some heavyweights like Mike Tyson, he inspired me to work with my speed because he beat people with power, but most of the time, he beat people with speed.

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- People
- Inspired
- Because
Listen to what I'm saying: I'm back. Junior Dos Santos, Alexander Volkov, or revenge against Stipe Miocic. That fight, I didn't do well, and I really want to fix it.

Francis Ngannou
- Listen
- Saying
- Revenge
As a challenger, I need and want to fight some people because that would give me the opportunity to get to the title shot.

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- Want
- Opportunity
- Because
Just do what you do. Sometimes you do well, and sometimes you do wrong, but you have to just be able to deal with yourself and move forward.

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- Sometimes
- Yourself
- Move
I keep my head straight toward my goal.

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- Straight
- Toward
The most important thing for me is to win the fight and not what people are going to say.

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- People
- Important
- Fight

The biggest win of my career is coming.

Francis Ngannou
- Career
- Coming
- Biggest
Speed is something that, in the heavyweight division, we don't have a lot of.

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- Something
- Division
I've been in this sport only four years, and I know that I'll keep learning and improving.

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- Learning
- Been
- Sport