Watch: What UFC Heavyweight Francis Ngannou Does to Strengthen His Core

The Coronavirus pandemic has seen sports left in a state of limbo. The UFC is no different as fight nights are canceled and fighters are unable or refusing to travel during the quarantine. They are posting regular videos of workout sessions or taking shots at some of their rivals. Francis Ngannou is the latest fighter to post a workout video.

The 2nd ranked Heavyweight Fighter tweeted a workout video. It featured him lifting a barbell and moving his legs thereby strengthening his core. The tweet is captioned, “Working on my core-antine.”

Francis Ngannou shares workout video with followers

As with every social media post, his workout too received plenty of reactions. One user tweeted Ngannou was making him feel bad about how he is spending his own quarantine time. At the same time, many others praised ‘The Predator’ and encouraged him to focus on his grappling skills too. The advice could prove to be tough as the world is in a lockdown with social distancing and self-isolation being the norm.

‘The Predator’ was to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night Columbus before the event was called off. It was scheduled to go ahead behind closed doors, but American CDC recommendations prohibiting gatherings of ten or more people proved to be tough for Dana White to comply with and hold an event.

The 33-year old is on a 3 match win streak. All of these were knockout wins. He last stepped into the Octagon in June for the main event fight at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Dos Santos. Late last month he stated he was open to fighting at UFC 249 if the company schedules his match at the event. His video indicates that he is serious about staying in shape to be ready to fight when called upon.

Could we see ‘The Predator’ make an appearance at UFC 249?

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