Especially at the highest level, fighters are never at 100% physical condition entering the contest. But for UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, it was quite a dire situation heading into his UFC 270 title defense against Ciryl Gane.
As “The Predator” revealed to Joe Rogan during the Octagon interview, he nearly pulled out of the fight because of a “completely” torn MCL.
“It’s been an incredible journey. It’s been a very tough training camp, very tough ten months. A lot of shit. Three weeks ago, I hurt my knee, tore my MCL completely.