Francis
Ngannou was reminded of the sport’s ruthless nature after
watching his friend Israel
Adesanya’s loss on Saturday. 

Adesanya took on Joe Pyfer in
the main event at
UFC Seattle on Saturday. While it was a closely-contested first
round, there were glimpses of a prime Adesanya as he chipped away
with leg kicks and a stiff jab. “The Last Stylebender” appeared to
have found his groove in the second round as he started unleashing
combos and hurting Pyfer. Ngannou thought the old Adesanya of
championship days was back after the first round. However, Pyfer
took Adesanya down and took his back, threatening a rear-naked
choke. Adesanya shifted between giving up his back and giving Pyfer
the mount. Pyfer finally flattened Adesanya out and unleashed a
barrage of unanswered shots, forcing the referee to step in at 4:18
of Round 2. 

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Ngannou was heartbroken watching his friend’s brutal loss. The
former
UFC heavyweight champion got a reminder that the sport can be
unforgiving despite putting in all the effort possible.

Tough to Rebound

“Watching Izzy’s fight last night was heartbroken,” Ngannou wrote
on his Instagram Stories. “It reminds you how ungrateful this sport
is. Sometimes it’s good to you, sometimes, no matter what you do,
it lets you down. Izzy looked sharp, very sharp. And after the
first round, I was like, ‘Oh, get this, this is good, Izzy is
back.’ But sometimes we plan, but God has other plans. And I can
only imagine how tough it is to come back out of it, to
rebound.”  Adesanya’s (24-6) last win dates back to 2023, when he reclaimed
the middleweight title by knocking out Alex
Pereira, to avenge three previous losses (two kickboxing).
However, Adesanya failed to defend his title against Sean
Strickland and has since lost three more in a row. However,
Adesanya confirmed that he is not going anywhere and vows to be
back. 

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