Junior dos Santos vs. Francis Ngannou set for UFC 215

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:03 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Junior dos Santos vs. Francis Ngannou official for UFC 215
by
Marc Raimondi
@marc_raimondi
Jun 28, 2017, 1:55pm EDT
Francis Ngannou
’s slow climb in the heavyweight division is over. It’s time for him to sink or swim.
Ngannou, the top prospect, will meet former heavyweight champion
Junior dos Santos
at UFC 215 on Sept. 9 in Edmonton, the UFC confirmed today on Twitter.
The news was first reported
by the Edmonton Sun.
Ngannou (10-1) has won all five of his UFC fights by finish. The Cameroon native, by way of France, is coming off a first-round TKO of
Andrei Arlovski
at
UFC on FOX 23
in January. Ngannou, 30, recently moved to Las Vegas and has been doing some training at the UFC’s new Performance Institute.
Dos Santos (18-5) is coming off a first-round TKO loss to
Stipe Miocic
in a heavyweight title fight at
UFC 211
in May. The Brazilian star has alternated wins and losses going back to 2012. Dos Santos, 33, held the heavyweight belt in 2011 and 2012, famously knocking out
Cain Velasquez
at the first UFC on FOX.
Sources said dos Santos vs. Ngannou was originally targeted for a pay-per-view card that was scheduled for Aug. 19, but that event was scrapped earlier this week.
Also announced was a light heavyweight title fight between
Tyson Pedro
and
Ilir Latifi
.
No main event has been made official yet for UFC 215.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Gallbladder
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:05 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Ngannou is 30?? i thought he was early 20's with all the prospect talk around him haha wow

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:07 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Pedro is gonna kill Latifi.
And man do they just wanna kill JDS off or what?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Gallbladder said:
Ngannou is 30?? i thought he was early 20's with all the prospect talk around him haha wow
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You can be a 30 yr old prospect.
Not outta the norm at all.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Neonep
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:10 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

I f---ing hate this fight.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Gallbladder
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:12 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

M0TIVES said:
You can be a 30 yr old prospect.
Not outta the norm at all.
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Of course but it narrows the gap of hitting your potential during prime years forsure. JDS 33 vs Francis 30 is alot closer than I had first imagined.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Tum Tum
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:14 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Neonep said:
I f---ing hate this fight.
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Yep, this is awful for JDS. Who is JDS hanging around where they are telling him this is a good fight to take after being TKO'ed by Miocic?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sapper
Date: June 28, 2017 at 02:49 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Might as well dig the grave for JDS after this one.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Tum Tum
Date: June 28, 2017 at 03:25 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

MrMeeseeks said:
if jds stays off the cage he has a shot but he anymore just backs to the fence and becomes a sitting duck
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Your optimism is commendable but JDS is about to go to sleep. The more I think about this fight though the more it is kind of necessary. Heavyweight has no contenders, Ngannou gets a ranked opponent and no one knows where Cain is so if Ngannou wins it sets up a Ngannou/Miocic fight if need be.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: wolf hunter
Date: June 28, 2017 at 03:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Rip jds

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: June 28, 2017 at 03:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: June 28, 2017 at 03:48 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Wish Cain hadn't taken so much of Cigano's soul in those rematches.
Without having those fights and what they did to him .
Who knows how many years JDS woulda had.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MMAFTM13
Date: June 28, 2017 at 04:33 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Gallbladder said:
Ngannou is 30?? i thought he was early 20's with all the prospect talk around him haha wow
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Exactly, like Romero, oh wait...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MMAFTM13
Date: June 28, 2017 at 04:35 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Ngannou will be expected to win here but JDS is capable of the shock, but I doubt we ever see the same Junior Dos Santas again. Titleshot next for Francis here and I think he will do it too.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Gallbladder
Date: June 28, 2017 at 04:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

MMAFTM13 said:
Exactly, like Romero, oh wait...
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UFC debut at 36...yikes

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Watain
Date: June 28, 2017 at 05:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Gallbladder said:
UFC debut at 36...yikes
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Yeah but in steroid years he was 24.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Gallbladder
Date: June 28, 2017 at 05:12 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Watain said:
Yeah but in steroid years he was 24.
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Cubans never know how old they are in any sport...hes probably 30 but wants everyone to think hes old or something lol

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: TomÉire
Date: June 28, 2017 at 05:19 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Since when was Latifi unranked? Also Ngannou v JDS makes little sense to me because JDS is so inconsistent that if Ngannou destroys him it might not be a reflection on Ngannou, considering his biggest win was Arlovski and before that he was fighting Anthony Hamilton he is unproven yet he's basically getting a title eliminator against one of the most inconsistent fighters

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: motives
Date: June 28, 2017 at 06:27 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

Gallbladder said:
Cubans never know how old they are in any sport...hes probably 30 but wants everyone to think hes old or something lol
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Cambodian dude I met once told me a story about his mom giving his younger brothers identity (who had died)to him as a means to get him outta the country. during Vietnam conflict.
He told me he lived under his brothers identity for years to afraid to tell the truth for fear of being sent back.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: cmvideo75
Date: June 28, 2017 at 06:40 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/junior-dos-santos-vs-francis-ngannou-set-for-ufc-215.71341/

MMA years and actual age are two totally different things. A guy at 30 could be completely shot because he's already fought for 10+ years and his body is done. Especially someone who has been in wars like JDS. Other guys like Romero come to the game late and bloom in their 30's, even late 30s.
Tough fight for JDS but it is the right fight. Gotta set up Ngannou for a title shot sooner rather than later.