What Francis Ngannou’s UFC triumph means for Cameroonians
What Francis Ngannou’s UFC triumph means for Cameroonians
April 7, 2021
Al Jazeera | Pride and joy in Cameroon after Francis Ngannou defeated Stipe Miocic to be crowned the new UFC heavyweight champion.
Yaounde, Cameroon – Christel Youbi would not miss it for anything. Like many others in Cameroon, she was determined to stay up all night and watch her countryman Francis Ngannou take on American champion Stipe Miocic in Las Vegas for the UFC heavyweight title.
The mixed martial arts (MMA) bout on Saturday was a rematch of a lopsided Miocic decision victory three years ago. But this time, things were different.