2 days Ago By Jordan Osborne
As reported by several Cameroonian outlets, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been involved in a fatal motorcycle accident in his home country of Cameroon. According to reports from Camer.be, ActuCameroun, and Lebledparle, Ngannou's motorcycle collided with a 17-year-old girl in the Omnisports district of Yaoundé, the country's capital.
The victim suffered serious injuries to her arm and leg. Despite being rushed to hospital by Ngannou himself and undergoing emergency surgery, she was unable to overcome her fatal wounds. The young woman passed away at Yaoundé General Hospital.
According to a report from The Sun, the heavyweight fighter is 'devastated' by the incident and even offered to pay for the victim's medical bills. As of writing this article, no formal statement or word has come from Ngannou or his team, but publications have reached out to the Cameroonian. Francis Ngannou's Recent Tragedies The incident comes just a year after the tragic passing of Ngannou's 15-month-old son, Kobe, who succumbed to a malformation in the brain.
Ngannou has since discussed the events surrounding his son's death on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. "Kobe had some malformation on his brain, which is something that we didn’t know," revealed Ngannou. "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." Francis Ngannou's Return to MMA Less than half a year after Kobe's passing, Ngannou made a stunning return to MMA to fight Renan Ferreira in October 2024. In his first fight in almost three years, Ngannou emerged victorious with a first-round TKO on what was a highly emotional night for the fighter and his family.
Dedicating the fight to Kobe, he broke down in the middle of the cage in Saudi Arabia. Francis Ngannou's professional MMA record (as of 30/04/25) 21 fights 18 wins 3 losses By knockout 13 0 By submission 4 0 By decision 1 3 "I can't think about anything other than my son, Kobe," wept Ngannou. "I only took this fight because of him.
I took the fight for him. I hope they can remember his name because without Kobe, we wouldn't be here tonight. I wouldn't have fought.
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