Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins prediction, pick for MVP MMA 1
Francis Ngannou returns to MMA to take on Philipe Lins at the first live MMA event on Netflix. What are the chances of an upset?
Francis Ngannou and Philipe Lins meet on the MVP MMA 1 main card Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Francis Ngannou vs.
Philipe Lins MVP MMA 1 preview Ngannou (18-3) was last in MMA action in October 2024, when he finished Renan Ferreira by TKO in the first round at PFL Super Fights. Despite losing both of his boxing bouts against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua after exiting the UFC in January 2022, Ngannou is on a seven-fight winning streak in MMA. Lins (18-5) was last in action at UFC 299, where he won a unanimous decision over Ion Cutelaba.
He enters on a four-fight winning streak, although those fights were at light heavyweight. Lins fought twice as a heavyweight in the UFC, losing both outings. Francis Ngannou vs.
Philipe Lins MVP MMA 1 expert pick, prediction Serving as another five-round feature on Netflix is a heavyweight showdown between Francis Ngannou and Felipe Lins. Ngannou, who is both the former and lineal UFC heavyweight champion, was last seen successfully defending his PFL world title opposite Renan Ferreira in 2024. Continuing to grow under the care of Eric Nicksick and company at Xtreme Couture MMA, Ngannou displayed some of his underrated wrestling and grappling to get the win over Ferreira.