Ya his cornering was awful. He’s only been fighting for a few years so I didn’t expect his grappling to be the same as someone that’s done it most of their life, but he wasn’t even trying basic stuff like getting his underhooks. Stipe could’ve mounted him with no effort too since Francis was doing nothing to stop him from mounting him. This tells me that Francis has worked on one thing and one thing only in his camps-trying to knock his opponent TFO.
Francis is Mike Perry, just in a much more shallow division. Actually Platinum is probably the more skilled of the two.
He has a lot to learn.
Agreed. Tons of talent, just not "there" yet.
The UFC hype train was clearly behind N'gannou, "strongest punch in the world EVER" bs and in the pressers Dana was also talking about N'gannou as if he almost dint have to fight and they should just give him the belt. You could see in the little UFC short clips eading up to the fight that that was a source of irritation and motivation for Stipe. So glad it worked out for him. He's tough as nails and a class act.
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Well yeah they rushed them because they don't have anyone better to send in there right now. Really though, Zuffa UFC was always really good at holding back on prospects and making the right fight at the right time to build their talents.
