UFC champion Francis Ngannou revealed the details of sparring with Cyril Gan during a media day before Saturday’s fight. Ngannou claims he knocked out Gan in that sparring session.
– In the UFC 270: Countdown documentary, you said that you knocked Cyril down. Still, was it a knockdown or a knockout?
“Did I say so?
— Yes, you said so.
“Oh, I’m sorry for saying that, but I knocked him out then.
– Knocked out?
– Yes.
– And How?
– Hard. Left hi-kick.
– Is this the reason why the full video of the fight was not released?
— There were many reasons why the full version of this video was not released.
– Does it give you confidence before the fight?
“Let me be clear that it was an unintentional knockout. Everything happened by accident. It never even crossed my mind to try to knock him out. To tell you the truth, it’s not something I’m proud of or bragging about, because I knocked out my sparring partner. This happens a lot in training. We are responsible to the partner.
So, was it an accident?
– Yes.
Ngannou and Gan will meet in the main event of the UFC 270 tournament, which will be held on the night of January 23 in Anaheim (USA). Ngannou has 16 wins and 3 losses, Gan has 10 wins in 10 fights.
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