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Watch Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Friday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.

Joshua vs. Ngannou took place March 8 at the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Anthony Joshua (28-3) and Francis Ngannou (0-2) squared off in the the main event clash.

The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN and PPV.com. Catch all the video highlights below.

For more on Joshua vs. Ngannou, check out our live blog below.

Round 1: Both men out in orthodox and Ngannou starts with a left hook. He’s tense to start. AJ setting some distance and putting a jab out there. Lots of feints on both sides. Ngannou eased up a bit and sneaks a pawing jab in there. And a left hook. Ngannou holding the center and lands a left to the body but that was ugly. AJ jabs. He’s taking some time to get the lay of the land in there.

Ngannou looks much better as a boxer from the Fury fight. Good form in defense. A little sloppy and over-eager. And Ngannou switches stances. He’s going to give different looks in there.

But AJ drops him!!!! Straight right hand and Ngannou hits the canvas!!! Too cocky and paid for it! Ngannou is up and seems to be okay but that’s a message and now Ngannou is back to orthodox. AJ tries to come in but Ngannou clinches. He’s got his feet under him now but AJ got a lot of confidence now.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8 Joshua.

Round 2: That was deeply amusing. Ngannou switched to southpaw and was immediately punished. Way too overconfident. And he was having a good round, too.

Both men step in with power. Both miss but they are not looking to box in there. They both want something serious. Ngannou holding the center and he’s biting on all the feints. He looks less comfortable now. Honestly, looks like a talented amateur. AJ is taking his time though and lands a right to the body.

AJ lines up a kill shot right hand but catches the shoulder. AJ has felt the power of Ngannou though and he’s not in a rush. He’s going to be methodical. Ngannou flashing the jab. Showing a decent double jab in spots. AJ is single shots, until it’s time for the right hand.

OH! Ngannou stepped in way too aggressive and ate a MASSIVE right hand! He’s down again! That was BADDDDDD. Ngannou is up though but he looks like he’s in trouble.

AND HE IS OH MY GOD IN HEAVEN LORD ABOVE ANTHONY JOSHUA SLEPT HIM! NGANNOU IS DOWN AND HE MIGHT NEVER GET UP. A CLEAN RIGHT HAND ON THE HURT NGANNOU AND THIS IS DONE. KO OF THE YEAR SEWN UP.

Post fight: Ngannou is finally up. Thank goodness. The first right hand is the cleanest you’ll ever see. Ngannou stepped right into it, full power, right on the temple. And then the finishing KO shot is full-on Tekken right hand. Ngannou was on shaky legs and AJ stepped into his right hand like Ngannou was a punch machine. Nasty fall, too.

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Francis Ngannou had a bad night at the office.

After delivering a critically acclaimed performance against Tyson Fury in his professional boxing debut last October, Ngannou felt as confident as ever going into Friday’s showdown with the WBC’s top-ranked contender, Anthony Joshua.

While Ngannou looked good in the opening minutes, Joshua didn’t take long to take over, planting ‘The Predator’ on the mat before the end of the first round with a solid straight right. Ngannou got back to his feet and made it to the second round where Joshua sat him down again with a repeat right hand. Ngannou again answered the referee’s count, but this time, Joshua had no intention of letting him off the hook. Joshua immediately moved in, blasting the Cameroonian with a booming right hook that immediately rendered Ngannou unconscious.

Sorry guys I let you all down,” Ngannou wrote on X following the devastating defeat. “Today was a bad day in the office but tomorrow will be another day. Thank you all for the love.”

Francis Ngannou expected to follow up his loss to Anthony Joshua with PFL debut

With the loss, Francis Ngannou fell to 0-2 in his pro boxing career, though that’s certainly nothing to be ashamed of considering the losses have come against two of the toughest heavyweights in the world.

Anthony Joshua improved to 28-3 with three straight finishes and will likely find himself fighting the winner of May’s unified heavyweight world title tilt between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

Chances are, Ngannou’s boxing experiment is far from over, but for now, ‘The Predator’ will turn his attention back toward MMA for his long-awaited PFL debut. Expected to meet him inside the Smart Cage is the 2023 heavyweight tournament winner, Renan Ferreira.

‘Problema’ only needed 21 seconds to put away Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in the PFL vs. Bellator main event last month, guaranteeing himself a fight with ‘The Predator’ later this year.

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MMA Fighting has UFC 299 results for the O’Malley vs. Vera 2 fight card, live blogs for the entire main card, and more from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., on Saturday night.

In the main event, Sean O’Malley will defend his UFC bantamweight title for the first time in a rematch against Marlon Vera. Vera defeated O’Malley in their previous meeting at UFC 252 via first-round TKO.

Dustin Poirier will try to bounce back from his loss to Justin Gaethje when he squares off against Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main event in a lightweight contest.

Check out UFC 299 results below.

Main card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis

Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page

Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena

Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong

Prelims (ESPN News/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida

Katlyn Cerminara vs. Maycee Barber

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips

Prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Ion Cutelaba vs. Philipe Lins

Michel Pereira vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian

CJ Vergara vs. Assu Almabayev

Joanne Wood vs. Maryna Moroz

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UFC 299 is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera, with a co-main event featuring Dustin Poirier taking on Benoit Saint Denis in a five-round fight, and you can watch the cold open for the pay-per-view card below.

In the main event, O’Malley makes the first defense of his UFC bantamweight title by taking on the only man to beat him in MMA, “Chito” Vera. O’Malley enters the fight off his fantastic TKO finish of Aljamain Sterling in August to claim the belt, and now hopes to continue ascending the ranks of superstardom with another spectacular win.

A year ago, Vera lost a decision to Cory Sandhagen that seemed to set his title hopes back, but after an impressive win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292, and O’Malley’s title win later that evening, Vera’s popularity and his built-in rivalry with O’Malley turned things around and punched his ticket to the title shot.

In the co-main event, former interim lightweight champion Poirier joins an elite club when he steps into the octagon for the 30th time in his career, opposite the ascending talent Benoit Saint Denis. Most recently losing to Justin Gaethje in their UFC 291 rematch, Poirier looks to jump back into a muddled lightweight title picture with a win over the emerging French star.

The pride of France, Benoit Saint Denis has made a name of himself as one of the most exciting fighters in MMA since joining the UFC in 2021. On a five-fight wining streak since dropping down to lightweight, “BSD” has a 100-percent finishing rate and three post-fight bonuses to his name. Most recently, he knocked out Matt Frevola at UFC 295 to earn his place in the lightweight top 15 and get a shot at one of the division’s most respected fighters.

UFC 299 takes place this Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, with the main card airing exclusively on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

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The fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC 299 fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Miami, Florida.  

The event is headlined by a bantamweight title rematch between champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon “Chito” Vera. In their first meeting, Vera handed O’Malley his first and only career loss finishing “Sugar” in the first round. O’Malley seeks to avenge the loss on Saturday at the Kaseya Center. 

In the co-main event, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier takes on Benoit Saint Denis. Michael “Venom” Page makes his promotional debut in a welterweight bout against Kevin Holland, and more.

UFC 299 Weigh-In Video 

UFC 299 Official Weigh-In Results

Main Card: (ESPN+ PPV, 10:00 p.m. ET)

• Sean O’Malley (135) vs. Marlon Vera (135)
• Dustin Poirier (156) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (155)
• Kevin Holland (170) vs. Michael Page (170)
• Gilbert Burns (171) vs. Jack Della Maddalena (170)
• Petr Yan (135) vs. Song Yadong (136)

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+, 8:00 p.m. ET)

• Curtis Blaydes (257) vs. Jailton Almeida (261)
• Katlyn Cerminara (125) vs. Maycee Barber (125)
• Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (156)
• Pedro Munhoz (135) vs. Kyler Phillips (135)

Early Preliminary Card: (UFC Fight Pass, 6:00 p.m. ET)

• Ion Cutelaba (205) vs. Philipe Lins (206)
• Michal Oleksiejczuk (185) vs. Michel Pereira (186)
• Robelis Despaigne (261) vs. Josh Parisian ()
• Asu Almabaev (126) vs. CJ Vergara (127)*
• Maryna Moroz (126) vs. Joanne Wood (125)

*missed weight

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