After Ngannou reached Paris, he had no money, no friends, and no place to live. However upon reaching Europe, he was jailed for two months in Spain for illegally crossing the border. He did various odd jobs to make ends meet, until at the age of 26, he decided to head to Paris, France, to pursue professional boxing. After training for a year, Ngannou stopped training due to an illness. Īt the age of 22, Ngannou began training in boxing, despite the initial reluctance of his family. However, Ngannou refused and instead decided to use his father's negative reputation as a street fighter as motivation to do something positive and pursue boxing. As a youngster, he was approached by several gangs in his village to join them. At 10 years old, Ngannou started working in a sand quarry in Batié because of a lack of funds. Ngannou's parents divorced when he was six years old, and he was sent to live with his aunt. He lived in poverty and had little formal education growing up. Ngannou was born and raised in the village of Batié, Cameroon. As of November 2, 2021, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is known for being the hardest recorded puncher in the world. He currently competes in the heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist.
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