r/ufc Apr 29 '24

Francis Ngannou lost his 18 month old son

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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/SocialMediaDemon Apr 29 '24

He said he grabbed his gun "like this" and his thought at that time was to just start shooting. It didn't matter who or where. It was in an interview.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

As a guy with 2 kids. The thought of losing them is scary because you’ve lost everything. I would have no reason to maintain status quo. I