Breaking News: Francis Ngannou Becomes First Cameroonian To Grace the Cover of Sports Illustrated

Cameroonian UFC Champion Francis Ngannou becomes the first Cameroonian to appear on the Sports Illustrated Cover of ESPN. ESPN is an international cable/sports company that does sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary. They run across varieties of sports, be it NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball and many more.

The list of accomplishments for UFC Champion Francis Ngannou just continues to grow as he now becomes the first person in the history of Cameroon to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. The article by author ESPN Tim Keown focuses on Ngannou’s miraculous UFC journey.

This edition of ESPN magazine took out time to write out Francis Ngannou’s journey to heavyweight champion. The magazine reported that his journey to heavyweight champion has spanned eight years and three continents so far.  N’Gannou’s miraculous journey from being a poor boy from Batie Cameroon to becoming the UFC World Heavyweight Champion of The World in America is an inspirational story to everyone.

Get Full article on; ESPN

Ngannou will be defending his title for the first time having knocked out his last five opponents. He will defend his heavyweight title against the currently unbeaten interim champion, Ciryl Gane. The Sports Illustrated cover will not only expose Ngannou to the world, but It will also improve his career.

Cameroonians and fans of Ngannou have a lot of confidence in “The Predator”. As on many occasion he hasn’t failed them. The Champion have had 16 matches in the UFC, and he won 13 of them. His last 5 matches lasted just two rounds, and with just a punch from Ngannou, any opponent is sent to the ground.

What are your predictions for the match tomorrow, do you see our Champion winning?