The NBA star who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves makes 260-pound Francis Ngannou look like a featherweight.
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou looks like a freak of nature. Whether it’s his height, his weight or his body, there aren’t many who have the same build in the UFC.
However, Ngannou recently ran into a couple of NBA players who made him look like an average-sized human being. The official Twitter handle for the Minnesota Timberwolves recently posted photos of the UFC heavyweight champion along with his star players, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.
Francis Ngannou is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 260 pounds. However, he looked like a featherweight compared to the two of them. Predictably, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert are extremely tall, like most NBA players.
While Towns is 6 feet 11 inches tall, Gobert is 7 feet 1 inch tall.
The size disparity between Francis Ngannou and that of Karl Anthony-Towns and Rudy Gobert was quite apparent in the footage. Take a look at the Twitter post below:
ran towards him @ufc heavyweight Champion, @francis_ngannou 🏆 pic.twitter.com/JyKaeSXbuq
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 7, 2022
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Has Francis Ngannou recovered from a torn ACL and MCL?
The UFC heavyweight champion underwent surgery to reconstruct his torn ACL and MCL following his victory over Cyril Gane.
It’s worth noting that Ngannou wasn’t at 100% when he faced Gane. However, he still managed to beat the Frenchman by showing a wrestling master class.
As of now, he is still recovering from the surgery and is not expected to return to the Octagon until next year. That said, it will be interesting to see him make his second title defense after a long layoff inside the Octagon next year.
Knee surgery went very well today (ACL reconstruction and MCL repair).
PS: no meniscus damage 🙏🏽
Thank you Dr. Alattrache and the staff for taking such good care of me.
Sincerely, THE KING 🤴 #The predator #Africa #3kings #Cameroon #batie #SANSANBOY pic.twitter.com/aJNa7aGNm1
– Francisco Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 19, 2022
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