Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was concerned in a deadly bike accident in April in Cameroon by which a girl died.
Ngannou was reportedly using the bike that struck a girl, who was injured and later died at a neighborhood hospital in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.
The unidentified girl underwent emergency surgical procedure, in response to experiences.
Ngannou took the lady to the hospital and reportedly paid for the medical bills.
“I’ve met with (the family) privately to share in their grief, and I will continue to stand with them every step of the way,” Ngannou mentioned in an announcement launched Friday to TMZ. “I carry their pain with me, and my unwavering thoughts and support remain with them as they face this heartbreaking loss.”
Ngannou was the UFC heavyweight champion from 2015-22, with the corporate releasing him in 2023 after failed contract negotiations and stripping him of his title.
He fought his final battle for firm in January 2022, defeating Ciryl Gane.
He now competes within the heavyweight division for the Skilled Fighters League and has gained his solely battle for the promotion, besting Renan Ferreira through knockout final October.
He holds an 18-3 document and final misplaced in 2018.
The 38-year-old additionally tragically misplaced his son, Kobe, slightly greater than a yr in the past, as Ngannou introduced in April 2024 that the 15-month-old died.
“Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone. My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy,” Ngannou wrote on X. “Now he’s laying with out life. I shouted his identify time and again however he’s not responding.
“I was my best self next to him and now I have no clue of who I am. Life is so unfair to hit us where it hurts the most.”
“How do you deal with such a thing? How can you live with it? Please help me if you have an idea because I really don’t know what to do and how to deal with this.”
