Francis Ngannou Disagrees That UFC Video Games Helps Improve Skills in the Octagon

Many UFC fighters are avid gamers. During lockdowns, many turned to streaming as a way to not only keep themselves entertained but also to interact well with the fans. The likes of Sean O’Malley and Max Holloway are some examples and heavyweight title contender, Francis Ngannou, is no different. 

The Cameroonian fighter, in a recent interview, stated that he loves playing video games and is something he does to relax apart from watching movies. 

In the past, fighters such as Max Holloway have said that not only was the UFC game by EA fun to play, it also helped their fighting. ‘Blessed’ famously said that playing the game helped him improve his striking and gave him ideas for new things to try inside the octagon. Francis Ngannou does not agree with that notion.

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Francis Ngannou shares his thoughts on video games and fighting 

In a recent interview, a reporter asked Francis if playing the UFC game has helped him improve his skill set in real life. 

‘The Predator’ continued, “Because doing what we’re doing, we need to calm down, we need to relax… Maybe also on the timing that might help as well because you have to be on the timing. So those kinds of stuff might help. But skill-wise, no, I don’t think so. Game is game and reality is different.”

He will be hoping to replicate that against Stipe Miocic. However, that will be easier said than done given what had happened last time. Having ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ in his corner and training camp would have surely helped him improve his wrestling, which will be thoroughly tested against Miocic.