However, it wasn’t planned. Here’s how things unfolded. Ngannou was initially scheduled to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik on March 28 in the headliner of UFC on ESPN 8 and he started preparing for a full fledged five-round war.
Unfortunately, the card had to be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the fight between Ngannou and Rozenstruik was pushed to April 18, the original date for UFC 249. We all know what followed next. A week before the show, UFC president Dana White announced that UFC 249 is being postponed to May 9.
Ngannou kept himself ready through all the uncertainty, prepared to step inside the Octagon and put up a show whenever the matchmakers came calling. Speaking to MMA Fighting, the knockout artist stated that he is craving for this fight to finally happen because of the amount of time he invested preparing for it.
Ngannou promises a KO
Ngannou hopes that his hard work will bear fruit come May 9th, when he finally gets to put his hands on Rozenstruik, on the former’s return to the Octagon after almost a year long absence. Ngannou predicted the fight, saying he has already visualized putting Rozenstruik to sleep a hundred times and believes he will make his dreams come true inside the Octagon at UFC 249.
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