UFC Debut: Francis Ngannou vs Luis Henrique | Free Fight 

Hearing Ga-no all the time was brutal

This guy Ganno is pretty good, if he keeps on working on his defense, he might beat the Champ Ngannou.

Dman bro , Francis gano v Francis Ngannou would be a fire match up

Can we take a minute to appreciate Bruce for getting Ngannou’s name right

Francis has gone a long way from the beginning of his career. At first he was Gano, but he's slowly evolved into the man we all fear today, Ngannou.

“And he’s got enormous feet is one thing I noticed..I mean he’s a big big man” - Joe Rogannou

Watching Ngannou walk forward towards you like he does at 12:38 is one of the scariest thing you can experience… having said that, Henrique didn’t too bad against him, the dude didn’t look intimidated one bit, little did he know what Ngannou would be today.

Watching these earlier fights . It's incredible how much Francis has improved . His defensive wrestling has gone through roof . He's patient and knows how to read his opponents incredibly well . He was always good now Francis great . Hey he's champ for a reason . Just watch his fights with Stipe and the improvements he's made from one battle to the next .

Francis Ganno. World's scariest man

Started as Gano.... Now he's the UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. Let's appreciate the journey and legacy of this great man

12:38 That walk is so predatory lol. Imagine someone that big walking towards you like that.

Francis built different. Never seen a guy like him before in MMA with that kind of power and accuracy in both hands. Dude throws every type of punch with mad force from all angles!

Francis skills get better and better. And so does his English. From needing a translator for a 2min interview to doing 2-3hr podcasts by himself.

Francis with his old hair really does make him look like a super alien assassin brought to earth to punish us lol

The way Francis just stared before delivering devastating knockout is just BEAST, man is a monster on the hunt

that was the most peaceful entrance ive ever seen

Francis Ganno was a beast and had a lot of potential. Too bad he didn't work as much on his skills as his first cousin Francis Ngannou who became the HW champ.

This Ganeaux guy seems like someone we should be keeping an eye on. Have a feeling he's going places.

I love how we all took a moment to appreciate how badass that KO was 😂😂😂

I met you in San Jose at Santana row years ago. Your one of nicest and genuine human beings I ever met. May God continue to bless you Daniel

RIP what ever happend to Ganno, he was scary AF, he looks like the Champs twin brother... Imagine if he came back to fight Francis Ngannou!! Battle of the Francis's Ganno vs Ngannou!!

love how bruce is the true professional and pronounced his name right

I always liked Francis but after watching this film I have to say now I love the guy. Its true everyone has their story and we shouldn’t be afraid to tell ours, it might just give someone hope, courage, strength to keep on going knowing that once you have breathe in your lungs life is full of possibilities.

Its actually beautiful to see Francis and Joe meeting for the first time and him needing a translator then 3 years later he is speaking fluent english as a sports legend, as Joes good friend.

I think its scarier at the start of his career. People didn’t know his power because he was fairly unknown, a lot of bad surprises 😂!

Back when the heavyweight division didn’t know what was coming 😅

Henrique showed more toughness than most of Ngannous opponents

This dude francis has one of the craziest life stories I've ever heard. It's such an inspiration to me, honestly.

Only Bruce Buffer pronounced Ngannou correctly in this fight.

Add "getting punched in the neck by Francis Ngannou" to my list of irrational fears.

Waited his moment. Not wasting energy. His reach, accuracy and power were great!

After fight check-up: Fighter: "How am I doc?" Doctor: "Well, remember how your skull used to be attached to your spine?"

Francis has come such a long way, very happy for him to win the belt.

Enrique, being a wrestler with a 9" reach disadvantage, kinda gave up when he realized the ref was going to force them to box. Hard to blame him

Who's here waiting for the fight with AJ?

4:22 the strength on this man, keeping a grappler hands in place as a striker is impressive

Isn't it incredible how Francis learn English so fast? At this time he neither hear nor speak English but look at him today. A true champion in all.

The fact he comes out the James Horner bravehart soundtrack is exactly why I love this dude

Perfect form that strike that is actually terrifying in slow motion lol.

Gano evolution to NGanou was great. A very intelligent fighter not just on the cage, he also learns to speak English that fast.

The only way for commentators to correctly pronounce your name is to start winning

That finishing sequence where he went left hook right uppercut a couple times, then came thru with the left uppercut. Just beautifully brutal

Ganno is a specimen of a human wow I can see this guy going far in the sport of mma and being UFC CHAMPION in the not to near future for sure and him fighting Francis would be a banger of a fight

Holy shit Gano made his debut at 29? That's ancient, makes his growth and rise to champ all that much more amazing

15:00 Usually DC & Joe make the fighters talk to them first but this time Joe was like *“Sure buddy take your time”* 😂

Ahhhh yes, my favorite evolution phase of the Predator, Francis G’know

I love how he ignores rogan at the end to check his Opponent and Joe gets kinda scared for a second when he turns around and looks at hin

G-no walking out to the Braveheart soundtrack. How iconic.

Francis doesn’t get credit for how technically perfect his uppercuts are, not easy to do, he ain’t just power

Francis’ intro song/music in this fight is so calming.

Was not expecting him to sleep him like that. Dudes been a beast since he entered the UFC most feared man in the octagon Forsure

My man walking out to that Braveheart!!!! Super fucking legendary and by far the greatest movie of all time!!!!

15:09 nice show of class by Gano

Francis has more muscle in his feet than I have on my entire body.

It’s amazing seeing him now with the belt

Who’s here before Francis vs Tyson fury fight

Back when they used to just take a crack at pronouncing names instead of just asking the fighter how to say it...

I’m glad to see they starting saying Francis name correctly after this fight.

Kind of annoying how the only person we hear twice in this match is the only person who pronounced his name correctly. Don't these commentators study pronunciations?

Scottish bagpipes for the Cameroon. Very fitting. Couldn't have organised it better myself 👏👏👏

What would UFC be without Bruce Buffer? He is absolutely part of every major UFC fight I've seen.

You just got to love Francis’s walk out music, after everything he’s been thru to get to the UFC #respect

I'm surprised no one commented, that the referee stopped henry twice in 1st round, especially when he was on top position... that could played a major part in the direction of the W'

That set up to the upper cut was legendary! Boom, Boom, BAM! Brutha was down and out! Good night, Irene!

Francis walking him down at 12:36 is one of the scariest things I've ever seen.

This card was one of the best. Kamaru Usman had his 1st fight after TUF, Luque was also fighting on this card, Charles Oliveira too. Francis Ngannou and Valentina Shevchenko made their debut on this card too.

Gan no’s theme was epic, almost like revealing something unbelievable to the world.

*knocks opponent completely unconscious* *immediately rushes to hammerfist unconscious opponent* What a guy!

This Ganno guy looks great. Might be HW champ one day

Man this guy ganoo looks solid, Maybe he could give the champ Ngannou some serious problem..lol

outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes, greatest walkout music choice ever.

This is how important fighters are for UFC ! The lads can't even say the name right.

The Ref really helped ngannou in this fight.

As soon as Henrique started breathing hard you could see the aggression leave him. If you gas-out against Ngannou, you’re in deep shit! Those are two massive dudes! A landed punch from either one and it’s lights-outs!

Très fort Francis et très humble 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪💪

The only fighter in history who can intimidate you before the fight starts lol. His blessed with those power 👊 and still very down to earth guy.

That uppercut was so beautiful you can see the elastic recoil of his left arm and then went up bullet speed on the opponents chin sending him to sleep... the guys reach, structure and explosive strength make him what he is. Total freak... love to watch him fight!

“FRANCIS GANO”

I would like to see Francis continue to evolve his submissions game. His freakish knockout power, athleticism, good speed at least for awhile would be best complimented by really mastering the guillotine, kimura and straight arm lock, crucifix, arm triangle. Master a few is better than mediocre at a dozen. Just the knowledge that he might try to take you down and that he can lock up a sub changes the fight calculus ten fold. He could also take something off his punches 75% of his power adds up very quickly and allows him to go longer and have power in reserve after he sets up his shot. I saw him throw leg kick against Stipe in the 2nd fight and he threw it and it looked like a ball bat hit Stipes leg. A thud. Its amazing that a man can even take that and still be standing much less fight back. Stipe is a tough sob but I do believe his day is over. He is really a 205 lb guy who doesnt want to cut weight. Many of the 205 are as big or bigger than Stipe between fights. It's a very good fight for Jones and for Stipe money wise but probably his last one but you never know he definetly could light Jon up and knock him out. DC and Jon at heavyweight would be one I would have liked to have seen. Jon vs Francis or Cyril Gane are dangerous fights for him and real heavyweights. Francis could go along time he has all the tools or the ability to learn them to competence and a chin like granite. He is what you would make on a video game as your perfect fighter size, strength, toughness etc.

Lets all just stand for this brave 22years young Brazilian who fought with the Final Boss of UFC rooster!

Watching great fighters in the early stages is fascinating. Their opponents aren't as intimidated as they are now. It proves that the mindset in fighting is as important as the skill set. Still ended badly, but dude wasn't scared of Francis.

a time when Francis had more subs than KOs😂😂 and damn he needed a translator back then!!!!

Ganno coming out to the braveheart theme . Love it

Look at this back!!! Incredible

I remember when I watched this live and I just thought that Francis would be a star at the heavyweight. Another reason why you don't have to miss the prelims

Imagine Francis Ganno vs Francis Ngannou, it would be a mega fight!

The first and last time the UFC will feature a Luis Henrique fight

Whos here after Fury fight? :D

Imagine lasting more than 7 minutes before getting Knocked out against Francis and then quitting your MMA career thinking you're just trash cuz you lost to an amateur who trained MMA just for a few years and was making his debut.

Make Francis ‘Ganno’ Again ✊🏽

You can tell this ref doesn't want the one guy to win. He was working positions twice and the ref stood them up and separated. Why I wonder

This dude is a monster 🤯🙌🏽

Ngannou's English and fighting skills have improved since this time.

Did he walk out to Braveheart’s theme? 👏 the sound his punches make when they land is freakin scary man.

Ngannou tried to kill Henrique with that last hammer fist. He attempted that strike on the neck to try and go to prison. What a monster 😂

Rolls in the octagon to Braveheart music!! Dope!

Back when Francis was really known being called “The Predator” he’s come so far since then!

Anyone else thinks Luis looks like a low-budget Cain Velasquez?

francis appeared to consistently more success in exchanging strikes on the feet and avoided the worst of luis's offense on the ground., although luis did seem to be establishing a more powerful halfguard and made good attepmts to press francis in the clinch, but his efforts didn't seem to be paying off cardiovascular-wise. francis looked big when he was up against the fence.

Enrique did well. It tough fighting Francis Ngannou.