Well I would give him a 7/10 for handspeed. Above average but nothing special. He has great reach and accuracy and natural timing rather than high speed imo.Gane is obviously more technical, but I dont know if Ngannou and slow can be in the same sentence. The guy has some serious fast hands
“Durr… Big Muscles! Slow!!! So slowwww… hurr hurr, can’t… win!” Sherdog will never change.I couldn't write a more Sherdoggery title than that. I remember reading almost the same thing before Izzy vs. Costa. "Durrr...Big Muscles! Big!!!! So stroooooooooooong...hurr hurr, can't...lose!" Sherdog will never change.
Jarl
Imo its a mix of imense power, timing, speed and volumeWell I would give him a 7/10 for handspeed. Above average but nothing special. He has great reach and accuracy and natural timing rather than high speed imo.
Shit, going by that logic Bob Sapp is a future UFC HW champ
Whoever wins this fight on 22nd January I can tell you one thing with almost absolute certainty :I hope Francis lays Gane down under a beautiful plum tree where Gane can spend his days sipping iced tea and playing with butterfly’s as he enjoys himself in the shadow realm.
Imo its a mix of imense power, timing, speed and volume
If Gane can take him down, his chances go up.
My feeling is that gane will need a perfect fight or he will be droped
I dont see him droping Francis on the standup, maybe if hes dead tired late 4th or 5th
My predicition is Francis by tko r2
He's always big. He weighed 263 against Stipe. Prob was in the 270s fight come fight time
I do put some weight into that, pun noted. Ngannou did get Stipe down in the scramble and come up on top, that was the most interesting element to that rematch for me. And when he did this he landed damage with a flurry of hands to the side of Miocic's head. It seems like Ngannou is learning somethings about grappling that could make him a lot more dangerous. The only question that arises then is that of his gas tank coming in very heavy and planning to work offense thru scrambles and seek top control.Francis is bigger. Winner confirmed.
Yeah, I don't buy that N'Gannou is 285, hes not putting on 20lbs of muscle in his mid 30s when already jacked and on great supplemental nutrition systems. Fans are dumb. Unless hes bulking fat and cutting water because he thinks being that heavy vs Gane is an advantage, which is a joke...Gane is the movement based, defensive fighter with good cardio, Ngannou wants to be light going into this id think.
he's not 285So, is Gane a LHW? He is a big boy too.
Yeah but Ngannou has the biggest power in MMA history, not some overrated power llke Costa has.I couldn't write a more Sherdoggery title than that. I remember reading almost the same thing before Izzy vs. Costa. "Durrr...Big Muscles! Big!!!! So stroooooooooooong...hurr hurr, can't...lose!" Sherdog will never change.
Jarl
I do put some weight into that, pun noted. Ngannou did get Stipe down in the scramble and come up on top, that was the most interesting element to that rematch for me. And when he did this he landed damage with a flurry of hands to the side of Miocic's head. It seems like Ngannou is learning somethings about grappling that could make him a lot more dangerous. The only question that arises then is that of his gas tank coming in very heavy and planning to work offense thru scrambles and seek top control.
The other thing I'll note is that Stipe landed a really good right hand that stumbled Ngannou as he was walking in prior to the knockout. Gane can and will absolutely be catching Ngannou with things of that sort, and be more evasive in his movement than Stipe.
If Ngannou is the much heavier fighter coming into this, I think I do have back my tune on my prediction and favor him for having more ways to win.
he's not 285
Here are his recent weigh ins:He did put anything on, he was always 275-280 comes pre cut.
Dude cuts weight... so...
And the 5-10lbs difference is easily the added fat he must carry when out of camp.
Hell I'm only 205ish and I can fluctuate 5lbs in days if I eat more fat/sugar/salt with water retention.
275+ is nothing exceptional for a man his height/frame with so much muscle/bone density.
Btw he did an interview with DC a few weeks ago where DC said he was 280lbs and Francis nodded so, unless you know his weight better than the man himself...