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UFC Champion Can’t Stop but Attack Marvel’s Black Panther Trailer With Fire Emoji: “Wakanda Forever”

Published 07/26/2022, 1:41 AM EDT

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Francis Ngannou is arguably the biggest fighter with the most knockout power in the promotion. The current UFC heavyweight champion has proved to the world why he is not to be taken lightly with his power and precision. Recently, he reacted to the new ‘Black Panther 2’ trailer, paying homage to the Marvel superhero movie with African roots.

After 2018’s hit movie Black Panther had an enormous success, Marvel Studios released a new trailer for the sequel to the film named ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. This movie will come out to theaters by mid-November 2022.

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UFC champion Francis Ngannou reacted to this movie on Twitter. He retweeted the video and quoted, “The new black panther trailer is fire 🔥. #WakandaForever.”

Moreover, Ngannou has also revealed his interest in fighting alongside fellow UFC champions with African origins- Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman in Africa. At this moment, these three champions dominate their respective divisions and will look to stay champions in the coming years.

The Incredible UFC Career of Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou’s UFC career has been quite successful. The Cameroonian martial artist had a meteoric rise after joining the UFC in 2015. He won all six of his bouts via brutal finishes and became a popular name in the division.

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Unfortunately, his next bout against Stipe Miocic didn’t go as planned as Miocic dominated Ngannou with his wrestling skills and won the bout. Ngannou further added to his losing streak after facing the likes of Derrick Lewis in his next match.

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But instead of giving up, Francis Ngannou proved the haters wrong by going on another six-fight win streak. He defeated top contenders – Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos while also claiming the title in a revenge bout against rival Miocic.

However, as for what’s next for the champion, he will probably face off against Jon Jones in a super fight. Dana White has hinted at this multiple times in the past, and we could very well see this come to fruition.

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What did you think of Francis Ngannou’s comments? Who do you think he fights next? Let us know by dropping your opinions in the comments below.

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Devyanshu Rout

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Devyanshu Rout is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. This sports fanatic was introduced to the UFC after the infamous Mcgregor vs Diaz fight. He has been a super-fan ever since and even began practicing the sport.
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