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Francis Ngannou ahead of UFC Beijing: ‘I believe in myself’ more than ever before

There’s a lot of pressure on Francis Ngannou heading into his heavyweight rematch with Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night 141.

Once considered the most dangerous man in the UFC heavyweight division, Ngannou’s stock has plummeted after suffering back-to-back losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis.

After his uninspiring performance against ‘The Black Beast’, which saw Ngannou land just 11 total strikes in the UFC 226 co-main event, ‘Razor’ Blaydes believes the once feared knockout artist ‘seems to have lost his swagger.

According to Ngannou, however, he’s more confident than ever heading into tomorrow’s rematch in Beijing.