Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was on a three-fight win streak prior to his headliner fight against Francis Ngannou in June. That all ended when he was knocked out by “The Predator” in under two minutes of action.
In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, “Cigano” looked back at the crucial mistakes he made that led to the fourth knockout loss of his career.
“Man, look, I was fighting against a big guy, everybody is talking about the power of Ngannou,” Dos Santos said (transcript by BJPenn.com). “I knew he had a lot of power, but at the beginning of the fight, I felt so good.