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UFC Minneapolis Results: Francis Ngannou Makes Quick Work Of Junior dos Santos

It’s time for the main event at UFC Minneapolis. Francis Nganou takes on former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, in what very well could decide the next challenger for the title. Round 1: Ngannou open sup with a leg kick. Another leg kick from Ngannou to follow up. JDS hits Ngannou with a leg kick […]

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It’s time for the main event at UFC Minneapolis. Francis Nganou takes on former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, in what very well could decide the next challenger for the title.

Round 1:

Ngannou open sup with a leg kick. Another leg kick from Ngannou to follow up. JDS hits Ngannou with a leg kick that takes his legs out from under him. A big overhand lands for Ngannou but JDS continues to circle around. JDS responds with a leg kick. Ngannou catches an overextended JDS, who eats big punches from the back.

As JDS falls down, Ngannou pours on the ground-and-pound to finish things off. Simply, amazing.

Official Result: Francis Ngannou def. Junior dos Santos via R1 TKO (punches, 1:11)

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UFC Minneapolis Results: Ngannou vs. dos Santos

LowKickMMA will be providing you with live UFC Minneapolis results tonight (Sat. June 29, 2019) as the event (also known as UFC on ESPN 3) goes down from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the main event of the evening, heavyweight knockout artists Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will collide. The winner could […]

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LowKickMMA will be providing you with live UFC Minneapolis results tonight (Sat. June 29, 2019) as the event (also known as UFC on ESPN 3) goes down from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In the main event of the evening, heavyweight knockout artists Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will collide. The winner could very well be looking at a championship opportunity in their next outing.

Co-headlining the card is another fight that could possibly have championship implications. Flyweights Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga will square off in a rematch from their initial meeting back in 2013.

The Las Vegas-based promotion has put together another solid card for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans to enjoy. Check out LowKickMMA’s UFC Minneapolis results below. Also, make sure to follow along with us on Twitter @LowKick_MMA:

Main Card (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos
  • Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez vs. Jussier Formiga
  • Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
  • Lightweight: Vinc Pichel vs. Roosevelt Roberts
  • Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes
  • Light heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield

Preliminary Card (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Bantamweight: Journey Newson vs. Ricardo Ramos
  • Light heavyweight: Eryk Anders vs. Vinicius Moreira
  • Lightweight: Jared Gordon vs. Dan Moret
  • Light heavyweight: Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Dequan Townsend
  • Women’s strawweight: Amanda Ribas vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Heavyweight: Junior Albini vs. Maurice Greene

**LowKickMMA’s coverage of UFC Minneapolis begins at 6 p.m. ET/Keep refreshing for live results**

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Junior dos Santos Offers Strong Prediction For Francis Ngannou Fight

Junior dos Santos is confident heading into his fight with Francis Ngannou, and has offered his prediction for the bout.  Their heavyweight clash could easily serve as a No. 1-contender fight with an impressive win for either fighter. For the former UFC heavyweight champion, he doesn’t see the bout going the distance due to the […]

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Junior dos Santos is confident heading into his fight with Francis Ngannou, and has offered his prediction for the bout. 

Their heavyweight clash could easily serve as a No. 1-contender fight with an impressive win for either fighter. For the former UFC heavyweight champion, he doesn’t see the bout going the distance due to the knockout power that both he and Ngannou bring to the Octagon. 

With that said, JDS is predicting that he can finish “the most dangerous man in MMA today” in the first round come fight night:

“It’s going to be my 12th main event in the UFC, so I’m used to fighting five rounds,” dos Santos told MMA Fighting. “I’ve been training for five rounds for a while. Honestly, it doesn’t make much different adding more rounds, especially because I expect this to be a really quick fight. Ngannou moves forward a lot, goes full speed in the first round. My goal is to make him pay in his first mistake, so I don’t think this fight will go much longer.”

“I think this fight has everything to end in the first round,” dos Santos said. “I move really well, so he can expect that from me. Moving a lot, but always attacking, being aggressive. He must be ready to dance. Muhammad Ali-style. Fly like a butterfly, sting like Cigano — not like a bee [laughs].”

“Cigano” picked up a second-round TKO over Derrick Lewis in the headliner of UFC on ESPN+ 4 on March 9, 2019. Before that fight, the former UFC heavyweight champion scored a second-round TKO win over Tai Tuivasa in the UFC Adelaide headliner. After the win, he laid out the challenge to Ngannou, as he thinks that fight makes sense and gets him one step closer to a title shot. Now, he has his wish. 

“JDS” vs. Ngannou will serve as the headliner for the UFC Minneapolis show tomorrow night (Sat. June 29, 2019). 

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Junior dos Santos Says Francis Ngannou Is ‘The Most Dangerous Man In MMA Today’

Francis Ngannou is already clocked as being the hardest puncher in MMA, and Junior dos Santos believes he is also the most dangerous. Ngannou has never won by decision, rather all his wins come by submission or knockout. And, as of late, he has shown t…

Francis Ngannou is already clocked as being the hardest puncher in MMA, and Junior dos Santos believes he is also the most dangerous. Ngannou has never won by decision, rather all his wins come by submission or knockout. And, as of late, he has shown that knockout power over the likes of Alistair Overeem, Curtis […]

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Quote: I Would Not Count Out JDS In This Fight

Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will finally fight tomorrow night (June 29) in the main event of UFC Minneapolis. There, the favorite to win the fight is Ngannou who according to Bovada is a -235 favorite, while dos Santos is a +185 underdog. Alt…

Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will finally fight tomorrow night (June 29) in the main event of UFC Minneapolis. There, the favorite to win the fight is Ngannou who according to Bovada is a -235 favorite, while dos Santos is a +185 underdog. Although Ngannou has looked impressive as of late. Dan Lambert, the […]

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UFC Minneapolis Predictions: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos

UFC Minneapolis Confidence Level Scale 1: Gun to the head, forced to choose  2: Minimum confidence 3-4: A small level of confidence 5-6: Significantly clearer path to victory for one person. 7 – Strong confidence. 8-9: Extremely confident. 10 – Bu…

UFC Minneapolis Confidence Level Scale 1: Gun to the head, forced to choose  2: Minimum confidence 3-4: A small level of confidence 5-6: Significantly clearer path to victory for one person. 7 – Strong confidence. 8-9: Extremely confident. 10 – Bulletproof Confidence, barring freak occurrence Alonzo Menifield (8-0) vs. Paul Craig (11-3) As long as […]

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