It didn’t take long for Francis Ngannou to pick up the biggest win of his career in Detroit.
Ngannou, one of the scariest fighters in the world, viciously knocked out Alistair Overeem early in the first round of the UFC 218 co-main event Saturday night. Overeem started very quickly, rushing Ngannou at the opening bell and seemingly looking for a takedown, but Ngannou was able to reverse and eventually separate from the fence. It wasn’t long after that before Ngannou landed a brutal left hand to put “The Reem” to sleep.