Tag: Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou

Cain Velasquez has a great reaction when asked about the comparison that UFC President Dana White offered when it came to his take on Francis Ngannou’s punching power.

The UFC boss once compared it to being hit by a Ford Escort. Ironically, this was a omment that the former UFC heavyweight champion mocked during a media event interview.

”Ford Escorts suck,” Velasquez said (H/T to MMAMania). “They’re weak. Weak ass Ford Escort. Is that the best [White] could come up with? He said ‘Ford Escort, that’s it. That’s the one.’”

”I dunno, it’d be better than that,” he said. “Anything would be better than that. They don’t even make Ford Escorts any more, do they? It should offend Francis, not me. I wasn’t called a Ford Escort.”

Cain and Francis are slated to meet in a heavyweight bout that will serve as the headliner of UFC on ESPN 1. This show goes down on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

Ngannou rebounded in a big way with a first-round knockout over the formerly surging Curtis Blaydes at November 24’s UFC Beijing.

Cain on the other hand had been out of action due to a lingering injury in his back, which ultimately required surgery. His last fight saw him beat Travis Browne way back at UFC 200 in July 2016.

Remember when Dana White compared Francis Ngannou's punching power to being hit by a Ford Escort? @cainmma wasn't impressed…

"Ford Escorts suck. They're weak." pic.twitter.com/i2h1HKumn8

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 12, 2019

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Dana White confirms the fight booking between former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and title contender Francis Ngannou.

This fight was reported earlier this month to be close to finalizing. Now, the UFC President has confirmed to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that this fight will indeed take place.

Breaking: Dana White confirms Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou will headline UFC Fight Night on Feb. 17 in Phoenix. pic.twitter.com/4x83IrosOB

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 22, 2018

Velasquez was unable to compete this or last year. If you recall, he was most recently supposed to fight fellow former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. However, he had to pull out of the bout due to a lingering injury in his back, which ultimately required surgery. His last fight saw him beat Travis Browne way back at UFC 200 in July 2016.

Ngannou rebounded in a big way with a first-round knockout over the formerly surging Curtis Blaydes at November 24’s UFC Beijing.

UFC On ESPN is set to take place on Saturday, February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.  The main card will air on ESPN. The preliminary card will be split broadcasted on ESPN and the TV network’s streaming service, ESPN +. The promotion will be adding more bouts in the coming weeks. Here’s the updated card:

Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou

Women’s Strawweight: Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling
Featherweight: Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie
Lightweight: James Vick vs. Paul Felder
Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury
Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena
Bantamweight: Renan Barão vs. Luke Sanders
Lightweight: Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz
Bantamweight: Benito Lopez vs. Manny Bermudez
Women’s Strawweight: Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire
Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel

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