Curtis Blaydes recently weighed in on Francis Ngannou’s knockout lossto Anthony Joshua. He applauded his former foe despite suffering hissecond consecutive loss in boxing.It was an impressive performance by Joshua as he finished ‘ThePredator’ in devastating fashion. Despite the loss, the MMA communityrallied behind the former UFC heavyweight champion in an upliftingway by congratulating him on Successfully betting on himself following his departure the promotion

During an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA’s James Lynch,’Razor’ mentioned that Ngannou was already a winner because of thepaydays he received and a knockout loss won’t change that. He said:

“He [Francis Ngannou] got outboxed by one of the best in the world[Anthony Joshua], one of the best to ever do it. He lost, it’sheavyweight, it doesn’t take a whole lot. He ate one on the button, thatwas it. He made a lot of money. It doesn’t matter if he wins, whocares? I don’t care if he wins another fight in his life, he’s made like$40 million. That’s the real win, he won.

It will be interesting to see whether Ngannou makes another attempt inboxing or returns to MMA.

How many times did Francis Ngannou andCurtis Blaydes fight each other?

Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes are no strangers to each other asthey competed against each other in the octagon on two occasions.Their first encounter took place in 2016, which saw ‘The Predator’ earn asecond round TKO due to a doctor stoppage following the end of theround. Their paths crossed again at UFC Fight Night 141 in Beijing, China where Ngannou earned a decisive TKO win at 45-seconds of the firstround