Francis Ngannou’s coach, Eric Nicksick, has a theory on how, why and when the odds turned against Ngannou for his UFC 270 matchup against Ciryl Gane. According to the coach at Xtreme Couture, the physical layout of the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas had a lot to do with Ngannou going from a favorite to an underdog to Gane.
Nicksick, appearing on The MMA Hour, said that the knee injury Ngannou suffered while training for the Gane fight was the reason the odds flipped for the heavyweight title fight. He told Ariel Helwani he could pinpoint the moment the news broke about his fighter being injured.