What is Francis Ngannou?
[[File:Francis_Ngannou_photo.jpg|thumb|Francis Ngannou in November 2017]] '''Francis Zavier Ngannou''', born 5 September 1986, is a [[Cameroon|Cameroonian]] [[mixed martial artist]]. He was born and raised in the village of [[Batié, Cameroon|Batié]], [[Cameroon]]. He is competing at the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the reigning Heavyweight champion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=FRANCIS NGANNOU : « JE PROMETS D’APPORTER LA CEINTURE DE CHAMPION DU MONDE AU CAMEROUN »|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2018/03/06/francis-ngannou-promets-dapporter-ceinture-de-champion-monde-cameroun/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=L’ancien SDF de la Villette est devenu une star de MMA aux Etats-Unis|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/mma-l-ancien-sdf-de-la-villette-est-devenu-une-star-aux-etats-unis-18-01-2018-7509117.php}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Francis Ngannou is officially off UFC 215|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/8/28/16218846/francis-ngannou-is-officially-off-ufc-215}}</ref> In January 2023, he does not renew his contract and therefore leaves the organization, thus leaving the belt vacant.[https://www.rfi.fr/fr/sports/20230115-mma-francis-ngannou-quitte-l-ufc]. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Sherdog|152341}} * {{IMDb name|id=nm7791956}} * {{Instagram|id=francisngannou}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngannou, Francis}} [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Mixed martial artists]] [[Category:Cameroonian sportspeople]]