{"id":292323,"date":"2018-11-22T08:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=292323"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T00:12:03","slug":"francis-ngannou-explains-how-his-mindset-has-changed-after-recent-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-explains-how-his-mindset-has-changed-after-recent-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou explains how his mindset has changed after recent losses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Francis Ngannou began the year 2018 as arguably the most hyped fighter on the UFC roster. Unfortunately, the year hasn’t gone quite the way he planned.<\/p>\n

Currently riding back-to-back losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis, the hulking Cameroonian-French knockout artist will enter his Saturday, UFC Beijing rematch with Curtis Blaydes in a must-win scenario.\u00a0From the sounds of it, however, he’s in a good place mentally as this crucial contest bears down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was under high pressure, I put myself in some place that I couldn\u2019t manage,\u201d Francis Ngannou said in a fantastic interview with the South China Morning Post<\/a>, looking back on his failed January title fight with Stipe Miocic. \u201cWhen I realized things were wrong I just took a step back. I tried to remind myself why I am here. What made me take the decision [to be a fighter]. And then I realized that it was my dream. It wasn\u2019t a random choice. What made me be here? It\u2019s my talent. At some point I forgot that thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might sound selfish but you need to remind yourself that you are good. You need to remind yourself that you are not at the bottom. It hurt me a lot to get out of that. On Saturday night, I am sure I have dealt with the past and I am going to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis Ngannou also opened up on his most recent loss, an exceedingly lacklustre decision defeat fellow knockout artist Derrick Lewis. As he’s mentioned before, he claims he carried the stress from his loss to Miocic into this bout with Lewis.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast time I was still dealing with my loss to Stipe,\u201d he said. \u201cI carried that loss with me. But you can make sure that won\u2019t happen again. You will now see the Ngannou that you saw before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his recent setbacks, Francis Ngannou has said he once again believes in himself as he heads into his high-stakes UFC Beijing rematch with Curtis Blaydes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started dreaming of life as a boxer back in my little country of Cameroon, no one believed me at all,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I worked my ass off, I did whatever I had to do, and now I am here today. I got there by my work, by my trust in myself and by my confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when I lost two fights I didn\u2019t think I was at the bottom. I still had something in my heart. Now I believe in myself more than before. I learned a lot from my last two fights. Now I am coming back stronger, and you guys are going to agree with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI respect him [Blaydes] and I am expecting a tough fight,\u201d he concluded. \u201cI started this sport late but I train hard. I deal with it because I train and I train and I train again. I am pretty sure I am going to shock him again on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you think Francis Ngannou will perform in the UFC Beijing main event?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 11\/22\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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