Rousey Vs. Carano Highlights! Ngannou Demolishes Lins With Slashing KO
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Philipe Lins and Francis Ngannou exchange punches in their heavyweight bout during the main card of Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) | Getty Images for Netflix Francis Ngannou retained his title as MMA’s lineal heavyweight champion after the former UFC heavyweight king knocked off veteran Philipe Lins in the first round last night (Sat.
, May 16, 2026) LIVE on Netflix from inside the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. Saturday’s card was worth a look given the MMA returns of Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano, and Nate Diaz, but adding Ngannou to the mix made Netflix’s MMA debut a must watch. Ngannou is still one of the best — if not the best — heavyweight fighters in the world today.
“Predator” dropped a few losses inside of the boxing ring over the past few years, but he entered Saturday with a seven-fight unbeaten streak in MMA. Lins, who was giving up nearly 40 pounds to Ngannou, made the heavyweight fight an even affair in the early going. Ngannou certainly landed the heavier shots, but Lins was active on the feet and made Ngannou exert a lot of energy.
It looked like the oddsmakers were going to be proven wrong and the fight was going to reach the second round, but Ngannou came out of nowhere with a perfectly-placed left hand to the temple that slumped Lins and called an end to the fight. Ngannou, who has now finished nine of his last 10 wins by way of knockout, could have looked a little better in his return to the cage, but at nearly 40 years of age this was a great showing from “Predator. ” Check out the video highlights below, including live reactions from Jon Jones and Anderson Silva: Ngannou ends it all.
3 First Round KO's IN. A. ROW.