Reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Zavier Ngannou, has hailed current Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman, after his knockout of Jorge Masvidal on Sunday.
The Nigerian nightmare downed Masvidal inform of his home crowd of 15,000 fans inside a full-capacity Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida; the American mixed martial artist’s first defeat by knockout.
Reacting to win via a statement on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, the French-Cameroonian (Ngannou) hailed his African brother’s dominance of his opponent.
Ngannou added that the victory over Masvidal proves that Usmam is the heavyweight champion for a reason.
He tweeted, “What an incredible night for my brother @usman84kg! What an improvement in his striking game! He’s known as a wrestler but he’s been putting guys in a striking clinic in such a clean & dominant way. So if you can’t wrestle him and you can’t strike him then what else can you do? Nothing. He came out tonight and made a huge statement and proved that he’s the undisputed Champ for a reason.”
