Saturday should have been Francis Ngannou ’s big night. The heavyweight contender was supposed to step into the octagon against Jairzinho Rozenstruik for the UFC on ESPN 8 main event for a fight that, had he won, would’ve likely set up a title shot. Instead, Ngannou is trapped inside his home like the majority of the rest of the world as the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold. The situation caused the UFC to postpone three events , one of which was supposed to go down Saturday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, with Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) vs. Rozenstruik (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) sitting atop the bill. It’s clearly a challenge for Ngannou to not think about where he would be under regular circumstances
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Frustrated Francis Ngannou vents on day of postponed UFC Columbus headliner – MMA Junkie