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Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Ex-UFC champ Francis Ngannou 'involved in fatal motorbike crash' as girl, 17, killed
Francjson Ngannou - who recently became a world heavyweight champion in the Professional Fighters League - is reported to have been involved in a fatal motorbike crash in his home country of Cameroon Former UFC star Francis Ngannou has allegedly been involved in a tragic motorbike accident in Cameroon that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, despite the former heavyweight champion's attempts to save her. The crash is reported to have occurred in the Omnisports district of the capital Yaounde, with several local news outlets, including and ActuCameroun, reporting that Ngannou rushed the injured girl to Yaounde General Hospital, where she sadly passed away. The exact details of the incident are disputed, with some suggesting Ngannou was on the motorbike that hit the girl, while others imply she was riding a motorbike that was struck by a car carrying Ngannou. The incident is said to have taken place over the Easter weekend. The deceased girl, identified locally as Ntsama Brigitte Manuella, underwent surgery before her death but was unable to be saved, leaving Ngannou 'devastated'. Ngannou, who briefly transitioned from UFC to boxing and is currently participating in the Professional Fighters League, reportedly covered the girl's medical costs, as per the Express. Reach have reached out to Ngannou's representatives for comment. In a heartbreaking revelation last April, Ngannou shared that his 15-month-old son Kobe had passed away suddenly. Kobe reportedly received medical attention after fainting twice due to a brain malformation. Doctors initially thought he would recover following treatment. However, after Ngannou had made the trip from Cameroon to Qatar for a training camp, he received heartbreaking news during a devastating phone call with his brother. Unbeknownst to him, a nurse was breaking the tragic update to his family that his son had passed away. While speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast, Ngannou recounted the heart-wrenching moment with raw emotion: "[She said] 'Well, he's gone', Just like that. He's gone. What do you mean he's gone? How come he's gone? This kid was 15 months, he was bigger than 15 months. He was growing. He was the most joyful, happy kid around. What do you mean he's gone? Gone where? That was it." Ngannou returned to MMA triumphantly with his last fight in October 2024, when he secured a knockout victory over Renan Ferreira, claiming the PFL heavyweight title. Post-UFC, Ngannou briefly switched disciplines, stepping into boxing where he faced defeats by Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in much-talked-about fights in Saudi Arabia.
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Ex-UFC fighter and boxer Francis Ngannou 'involved in fatal motorcycle crash in Cameroon'
Former UFC champion Francis Ngannou has allegedly 'been involved in a fatal motorbike accident in Cameroon'. Ngannou, 38, was riding the motorcycle when he 'was in a collision with a 17-year-old girl' in the Omnisports district of Yaounde, according to Lebledparle and ActuCameroun, three publications in the country. While the exact circumstances of the crash remain unknown, it is reported that she suffered severe injuries to her arm and leg and Ngannou rushed her to hospital himself before she died at Yaounde General Hospital. The victim has been named by local press as Ntsama Brigitte Manuella and Ngannou is said to be 'devastated'. He 'paid her medical expenses' and the Cameroonian authorities will now investigate the tragic crash, that occurred over Easter weekend. Mail Sport have contacted Ngannou's representatives for comment. Fight sport sources say he has been unreachable for a number of days. The story was first reported by Cameroon-Online and there were conflicting accounts, with one claiming Ngannou was in a vehicle that struck the victim on a motorbike and another stating she was a pedestrian and he was riding the bike at the time. Ngannou posted a selection of photos of himself on a motorbike a month ago and it appeared to be an off-road vehicle out in the Cameroonian countryside but it is not known whether the same bike was in the fatal crash. It is a somber and tragic update in what has already been a horrendous couple of years for the MMA star-turned boxer. Last April it was announced that his 15-month-old son, Kobe, died suddenly. During an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, Ngannou detailed the medical emergency that led to his son's death. He said: 'Kobe had some malformation on his brain, which is something that we didn't know. 'He passed out twice. The first time was in Cameroon, we took him to the hospital. They didn't find anything. The second time was in [Saudi Arabia], we took him to the hospital. They ran a lot of exams, they didn't do anything. They did the EEG, they didn't do the [CAT] scan or MRI, because according to them, their conclusion was that he had a swollen lung. That is what was pressing his chest and stopping him from breathing and it created that thing. 'After all those exams, they gave him some medicine, that he's going to be OK. Nothing to worry about. Because at first, they even thought about asthma. They gave, like, a ventilator, and then afterward, after some research they took it out. It [made me] confident.' He then left Cameroon to travel to Dubai for a training camp. Ngannou added: 'I tried to call, I wanted to talk to him and I was on the bike. I called his mom and his mom didn't pick up the phone. I'm like, "After I'm done, I'm going to go take my shower, lay in bed and call him." Thirty minutes after, I was on the leg machine, my phone rang and it was my little brother. 'He said, "Bro, things are not going well here.' I'm like, "What is it?" [He said,] "Kobe, he passed out, he's not breathing, we are at the hospital, they kicked me out from the room." I'm like, "What's happening?" 'As we are talking, he's also trying to get information, so I lost him for like three or four minutes.' He called back and overheard the nurse telling his brother that Kobe had died. '[She said,] "Well, he's gone." Just like that. He's gone,' Ngannou said. 'What do you mean he's gone? How come he's gone? This kid was 15 months [old], he was bigger than 15 months. He was growing. He was the most joyful, happy kid around. What do you mean he's gone? Gone where? That was it.' Ngannou last fought in October last year, knocking out Renan Ferreira to win the PFL heavyweight title on his return to MMA.
