Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has tweeted his support of the UFC's three African champions after Francis Ngannou's triumph at UFC 260 on Saturday night. Cameroonian heavyweight Ngannou beat Stipe Miocic with a decisive second-round knockout in Las Vegas at the weekend, avenging his loss to the same opponent in 2018. Francis Ngannou claimed the heavyweight championship at UFC 260, stopping Stipe MiocicDidier Drogba showed his support of UFC's three African champions after Ngannou's winDrogba, a Champions League winner with Chelsea in 2012, re-tweeted a UFC tweet about the three African champions saying: 'We are History, we are born Champions @ufc #proudafrica.' Four-time Premier League winner Drogba, 43, retired in 2017 and is currently Vice President of the Peace and Sport organisation. Ngannou's fight on Saturday night went only 52 seconds into the second round, with the first UFC heavyweight champion from Africa flattening Miocic twice in that round.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2021 10:36 UTC