Francis Ngannou reached the pinnacle of the sport Saturday, finishing Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 to become the new heavyweight champion.
Several fighters took to Twitter after the highly anticipated rematch to react to Ngannou's devastating victory.
Congratulations Africa . Now you have 3 @ufc champions
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) March 28, 2021
That was scary! A fight where I didn’t want either guy to lose. They’re both just great ppl. #UFC260
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 28, 2021
Congrats @francis_ngannou! Beautiful story 👊 #UFC260
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) March 28, 2021
Congratulations to the new heavyweight king of the world @francis_ngannou. Make no mistake about it Francis winning the title changes everything. He will change the way the UFC heavyweight title is viewed in the sports world. #ngannouera
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 28, 2021
That makes the @JonnyBones fight so much more interesting... Ngannou was calm, calculated, technical.... so exciting!! #UFC260
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) March 28, 2021
I mean can we ASAP Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones ! 🔥🔥🔥 #UFC260
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 28, 2021
That fight ending sequence was Overeem-esque. Throwing the straight right into that switch jab was clean. I don’t think any heavyweight can beat this man. Congrats @francis_ngannou #UFC260
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) March 28, 2021
Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime. Except Francis I ain’t fighting him
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 28, 2021
Herb Dean did everything he could to save from that last shot, wow @francis_ngannou what an incredible story truly powerful. @stipemiocic still best heavyweight champ @ufc
— Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) March 28, 2021
I really feel that Stipe would have had a better chance at a heavier weight. Ngannou is just too good and scary to have a 30lb deficit to! #UFC260
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) March 28, 2021
Wow that’s a strong man #UFC260
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) March 28, 2021
What a finish!!!! Congrats little brother! Well deserved!!! @francis_ngannou #UFC260
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 28, 2021
Wow!! We have a new Defender of planet earth @francis_ngannou #UFC260 #andNew
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) March 28, 2021
@JonnyBones already P4P, putting a beat down on Francis will just make him the titans of titans
— Mitch Gagnon (@MitchGagnonUFC) March 28, 2021
Jon Jones just shit himself 😂
— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) March 28, 2021
