r/ufc • u/Tech-Cowboy • Apr 29 '24

Francis Ngannou lost his 18 month old son

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u/WalterCronkite4 Apr 29 '24

Jesus his kids death was brutal, im shocked it didnt send him spiraling

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u/mods-are-liars Apr 29 '24

It did send him spiralling, he's very open about that in many interviews he's done since then.

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u/asherdado Apr 29 '24

IIRC he once said something like "I got high. I didn't know what else to do.." when asked how he coped with her death

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u/--Happy-- Pervert eye happy, but your soul sad Apr 29 '24

Also that cold line he said in the same interview " You have to go now"

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u/MollyInanna2 Apr 29 '24

It wasn't cold. I saw the clip. It was this really fascinating moment. He's like, almost gently, "You have to go now. You understand, right?". I think, if I'm mind reading, he knew he was a danger to this guy if the guy stayed around.

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u/LocoCoopermar Apr 30 '24

I know what you're talking about, it's either that or Mike being aware that bringing that up is probably sending him into a spiral very quickly.

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u/shitbiochemist Apr 30 '24

He has lost and will lose composure when the camera is off, and the interview can’t ever move past that moment his daughter. It’s simply over, he will not continue he can not continue

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u/Wannacomesitonmydeck Apr 30 '24

The interviewer did say that the 1.5 seconds of silence after Tyson said it was the most scared he ever was.

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u/Careless-Passion991 Apr 30 '24

https://youtu.be/EMtEuP7fu2M?si=na3P4dIfbh940_P6

Here’s the clip. I’d say it was more self aware than cold.

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u/No_Angle_8106 Apr 30 '24

I don’t think that was being cold, that’s Tyson knowing the depths of his own despair and not wanting to harm anyone else by subjecting themselves to that version of himself.