Francis Ngannou returned to MMA in violent fashion at PFL: Battle of the Giants on Saturday – and social media had plenty to say about it.
At Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ngannou took size out of the equation. He took down Renan Ferreira and blasted him with ground-and-pound punches for the first-round stoppage.
Check out what the MMA community had to say below.
Caposa
Conor McGregor
Ben Fowlkes
Big Fran still looks carved out of stone at 38. He knows where they keep the weights.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) October 19, 2024
Ariel Helwani/Jake Paul
Renato Moicano
Caposa
Caposa
Matthew Wells
Francis Ngannou is still that dude.
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) October 19, 2024
Caposa
Holy fuckkkk. Francis just pummelled that man unconscious
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 19, 2024
Terrance McKinney
Ngannou is a bad mtfka 🔥🔥
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 19, 2024
MacMally
Everyone the same height when youre on your back. 😂 #PFL
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) October 19, 2024
Jeffrey Molina
Caposa
Jon Fitch
Wow.
Francis Ngannou is the best heavyweight around.
Hands down.
To be considered the best you have to beat Francis.
— Jon Fitch 🏴☠️ (@jonfitchdotnet) October 19, 2024
Aaron Bronsteter
That is the most emotional reaction that I have seen from a collective team after a victory.
So much love for Francis from his team after a brilliant performance.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) October 19, 2024
Terrance McKinney
Adam Martin
MMA Junkie
Luke Thomas
Official result
Belal Muhammad
Simon Samano
Look at the emotion from Francis Ngannou after his win. No doubt thinking of his late son. Given what he’s been through his entire life and the way he carries himself, I’ll never understand how anyone could talk bad about this man. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. pic.twitter.com/V3UZdX0HyB
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) October 19, 2024
Rampage Jackson
Sean Ross
Francis Ngannou lost his son earlier this year. He said when he’s done, he hopes the world remembers his son Kobe’s name pic.twitter.com/oy89wNUyac
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) October 19, 2024
Will Harris
Francis life is a oscar winning movie.
— Anatomy of a Fighter (@WillHarrisAOAF) October 19, 2024
Bellator
Matthew Wells
We’ll never get to see Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones, and that will go down as the biggest “what if” in MMA history.
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) October 19, 2024
Justin Gaethje
Ben Davis
Jake Paul
Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones. That’s what I want. That’s what you want. Repost this now
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) October 19, 2024
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Social media reacts to Francis Ngannou’s PFL knockout of Rennan Ferreira
