Francis Ngannou is speechless after Adesanya's latest UFC defeat: 'What the f*** is this?'

Adesanya and Ngannou backstage at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Francis Ngannou He was speechless after the latest defeat of Israel adesanya in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Nigerian returned to action in the main event of... UFC Seattle, held last Saturday (28), and ended up being knocked out in the second round by joe pyfer, accumulating his fourth consecutive defeat, a situation that, it seems, shocked the Cameroonian.

In a social media post, Ngannou expressed surprise at the result and offered support to Adesanya, encouraging the former champion to keep his head up after the setback.

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"What the f*** is this, man? Keep your head up, Stylebender," he wrote. Francis Ngannou.

What the fuck man 🤦🏿‍♂️

Keep your head up @stylebender 🤴🏿🙅🏿‍♂️

— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 29, 2026

Israel Adesanya hasn't won since facing Alex Poatan at UFC 287.

Alex Poatán e Israel adesanya facing each other in the octagon UFC 287 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

After being defeated by Poatan twice in kickboxing and once for the UFC middleweight title (up to 83,9kg), Adesanya had another opportunity against the Brazilian in... UFC 287, held in April 2023 in Miami. This time, however, the outcome was different.

After struggling with low kicks in the first round and pressure at the start of the second, the Nigerian surprised everyone by landing a precise counter-punch that knocked out his rival, regaining the division title against his former nemesis.

However, since victory Regarding Poatan, Adesanya did not win again. The former champion competed in three more matches and was ultimately defeated by... Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis, Nassourdine Imavov e joe pyfer, being defeated by unanimous decision, submission, knockout, and technical knockout, respectively.

Watch Joe Pyfer knock out Israel Adesanya at UFC.

JOE PYFER IS LANDING EARLY 👊

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- UFC (@ufc) March 29, 2026

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE 🫡

joe pyfer gets the biggest win of his career tonight with some GNP!

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- UFC (@ufc) March 29, 2026