Francis Ngannou moved one step closer to competing for the UFC heavyweight title a second time with a first round finish over Junior dos Santos Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 3.
The event took place from the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Ngannou earned his third consecutive victory, adding dos Santos to a list that also includes former champion Cain Velasquez.
Check out some of the more noteworthy tweets posted in the aftermath of the win:
OH. MY. WORD!!!!
It should be illegal for someone to have that much power!! ?? #UFCMinneaopolis
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) June 30, 2019
Francis Ngannou's hits hard af! #UFCMinneapolis
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 30, 2019
Francis Ngannou has stopped Junior Dos Santos, Cain Velasquez and Curtis Blaydes in less than 3 minutes total. Give that man another title shot right now. #UFCMinneapolis
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) June 30, 2019
I’m definitely trying to punch everyone like @francis_ngannou
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) June 30, 2019
Ngannou came to eat! Give the man a shot at gold once more! #UFCMinneapolis pic.twitter.com/pgDlqZdq8r
— Champion Sports Productions (@ChampSportsProd) June 30, 2019