N'gannou: from homeless immigrant to ufc contender

[Sakubaba]

“My colleague called me and said there was a huge guy asking to train in the gym,” MMA Factory owner Fernand Lopez told MMAjunkie. “The next day, I got to the gym, and Francis was there. I talked with him, and I gave him two bags full of clothes and stuff like gear and gloves, and I said, ‘Please train MMA.’

“The very same day, he did an MMA class for beginners. He didn’t know anything about MMA, but the way he was moving and the way he was thinking – he was so smart and such a fast learner, not to mention so incredibly strong. I knew if he kept training, he could be a champion.”

What Ngannou did during the training session excited Lopez. What the heavyweight did immediately afterward made Lopez realize Ngannou was going to need more than just coaching.

“He asked to keep his bags in the gym because outside wasn’t safe for him,” Lopez said. “That’s the moment I knew he was homeless. I offered for him to sleep in the gym. Meanwhile, we started to work on everything to get him a decent place to live.”


Full article here : http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/from-h...-fox-20s-francis-ngannou-recounts-his-journey

 

[Dorkman]

Gotta give a lot of respect for a guy like that, literally coming from the ground up to get the opportunity he currently has. And props to the trainers for recognizing Francis was in need, and were willing to help.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Awesome! TY TS

 

[BoosieBoo]

Kongo is back.

And he has dreadlocks.

 

[Jin Akutsu]

Francis the Greek God is coming for you all.

 

[cakemuncher]

#hespect
Even a huger fan now.

 

[TrainInVain]

Give the man a top 10 fight already

 

[ilfirin]

Great read, cheers!
Seems like a really decent human being.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Give the man a top 10 fight already

lol that would be dumb matchmaking

dude doesnt even have a top 100 win yet. Matching him up against a top 10 guy when hes one of the handful of prospects HW has would be stupid

 

[BC]

I read that title as @Homeless Infant
Time for me to go to sleep

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I read that title as @Homeless Infant
Time for me to go to sleep

I came here to make a similar remark


Lol

 

[Kneepocalypse]

Liked this cat after he told Rogan to hold up so he could check on his opponent

https://m.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/3xlz4j/imagegif_francis_ngannou_alpha_males_joe_rogan/

 

[Sano]

Liked this cat after he told Rogan to hold up so he could check on his opponent

https://m.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/3xlz4j/imagegif_francis_ngannou_alpha_males_joe_rogan/

 

[Sano]

Also, I thought Americans hated immigrants?

 

[Rum]

Really good article, thanks for posting bro.

“My colleague called me and said there was a huge guy asking to train in the gym,” MMA Factory owner Fernand Lopez told MMAjunkie. “The next day, I got to the gym, and Francis was there. I talked with him, and I gave him two bags full of clothes and stuff like gear and gloves, and I said, ‘Please train MMA.’

“The very same day, he did an MMA class for beginners. He didn’t know anything about MMA, but the way he was moving and the way he was thinking – he was so smart and such a fast learner, not to mention so incredibly strong. I knew if he kept training, he could be a champion.”

What Ngannou did during the training session excited Lopez. What the heavyweight did immediately afterward made Lopez realize Ngannou was going to need more than just coaching.

“He asked to keep his bags in the gym because outside wasn’t safe for him,” Lopez said. “That’s the moment I knew he was homeless. I offered for him to sleep in the gym. Meanwhile, we started to work on everything to get him a decent place to live.”


Full article here : http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/from-h...-fox-20s-francis-ngannou-recounts-his-journey

 

[Rondas Pillow]

I read that title as @Homeless Infant
Time for me to go to sleep

I came here to make a similar remark


Lol

Same

 

[dogen]

The Predator cares.

"But I'm still a big Randa Markos fan"

- Kencis Floriannou

 

[surgeyou1]

Blind Side 2 with Francis and Sandra Bullock

 

[Bubblun]

Imagine this guy growing up eating steaks and drinking protein shakes like Sage instead of being homeless, holy smokes.

 

[Toco]

nice guy

a hardworking immigrant, rare to see nowadays