Ngannou Destroys JDS In 71 Seconds
It didn’t take long for Francis Ngannou to stake his claim as to why he deserves another shot at the UFC Heavyweight Championship, scoring a big win over Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC Minneapolis.
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Ngannou threw leg kicks to open up this fight, but the former UFC heavyweight champion landed one of his own that stumbled Ngannou some. JDS avoided a shot to the head from Ngannou and kept himself at a distance with leg kicks. But eventually, Ngannou caught dos Santos and floored him with a flurry until referee Herb Dean waved off the bout.
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In the co-main event of the evening, Joseph Benavidez put himself in potential contention for his own UFC title shot, as he earned a second-round TKO win over Jussier Formiga in a fight that featured lots of fast-paced action, a lot of scrambling on the ground and plenty of kicks.
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UFC Minneapolis Main Card Results:
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou def. Junior dos Santos via KO (Rd. 1, 1:11)
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez def. Jussier Formiga via TKO (Rd. 2, 4:47)
Welterweight: Demian Maia def. Rocco Martin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight: Vinc Pichel def. Roosevelt Roberts via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight: Drew Dober def. Marco Polo Reyes via KO (Rd. 1, 1:07)
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield def. Paul Craig via KO (Rd. 1, 3:19)UFC Minneapolis Preliminary Card Results:
Bantamweight: Ricardo Ramos def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight: Eryk Anders def. Vinicius Moreira via KO (Rd. 1, 1:18)
Lightweight: Jared Gordon def. Dan Moret via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight: Dalcha Lungiambula def. Dequan Townsend via TKO (Rd. 3, 0:42)
Women’s Strawweight: Amanda Ribas def. Emily Whitmire via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 2, 2:10)
Heavyweight: Maurice Greene def. Junior Albini via TKO (Rd. 1, 3:38)