Overview
- Ngannou stopped Philipe Lins by knockout at 4:31 of Round 1, with referee Herb Dean waving it off inside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood on Saturday.
- After the finish, Ngannou called for Jon Jones, and Jones—working the broadcast desk—said his UFC contract is the main hurdle to making that fight.
- Earlier on the card, Robelis Despaigne knocked out Junior dos Santos in the first MMA bout ever aired on Netflix, then called out Ngannou.
- MVP’s inaugural MMA event streamed on Netflix showcased a star-led, one-bout model outside the UFC, with Lins noting he signed a single-fight deal for this matchup.
- The result moves Ngannou to 19-3 and reinforces his MMA return following high-profile boxing bouts and a 2024 PFL KO win, setting up new heavyweight matchups off the UFC path.