Francis Ngannou may have taken the final step toward another UFC title shot on Saturday when he defeated former champion Junior Dos Santos in the UFC on ESPN 3 main event. Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) picked up his third consecutive victory when he scored a first-round TKO of Dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in the ESPN-televised heavyweight headliner, which took place at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Ngannou’s victory over Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3. * * * * It's time for the #UFCMinneapolis main event! Who ya got between @Francis_Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos ( @Junior_Cigano )? https://t.co/cptdgpCXAk pic.twitter.com/SWg4ac9ok6 — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) June 30, 2019 Junior Dos Santos comes out to Bill Conti | “Gonna Fly Now” https://t.co/V6qPnHMNch #UFCMinneapolis — Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) June 30, 2019 And lastly, Francis Ngannou walks out to Drake | “God’s Plan” https://t.co/uSIa54ax7l #UFCMinneapolis — Sherdog by Mandatory (@sherdogdotcom) June 30, 2019 #UFConESPN 3 Main Event Closing Betting Odds: Francis Ngannou (-210) vs. Junior Dos Santos (+175) #UFCMinneapolis @ESPN @Jon_Anik @bisping @felderpaul @ufc @MMAOddsBreaker https://t.co/S2FFvOMLs4 — Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) June 30, 2019 IT'S OVER! #UFCMinneapolis — UFC (@ufc) June 30, 2019 Props to Francis Ngannou for picking himself up and turning things around
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Twitter reacts to Francis Ngannou’s 71-second TKO of Junior Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3 – MMA Junkie