The things that are destined to be done need to be created by oneself. Nagano, 35, looks back on the past and answers reporters' questions about fate in these words.
Francis Nagano, born in 1986 in a small town called Badier in Cameroon, Africa, grew up in a poor family, went to school without paper, pencils, or even clothes, and was later expelled because he could not afford to pay school fees, and went to work in the mines at the age of ten. As children, Nagaano often fantasized about a savior who could save them from fire and water, but this person never appeared. Later, Nagano accidentally saw a video of a Tyson match and became obsessed with boxing, wanting to change his fate through boxing.
At the age of 22, Nagaano had grown to 1.93 meters, and his arm span had reached a staggering 2.11 meters. He officially went to the gym to start learning boxing, but a year later a serious illness caused him to stop learning boxing. At the age of 26, in order to provide life security for his family, but also for his dreams. He was determined to leave his hometown, even at the risk of never seeing his loved ones again.
From Cameroon, Africa, to Europe, Nagano cannot afford to go through the normal channels. All he had to do was smuggle, and many people and luggage were crowded into the uncovered pickup trucks, walking through the Sahara Desert at 65 degrees during the day and minus 6 degrees at night, and if he accidentally dropped the pickup truck during the trip, he could only die in the desert. Cross the desert to the forests of the Moroccan border, then cross the fence or swim to Spain. Either way, it's a life-and-death sentence for stowaways. Fortunately, Nagano was lucky, and after a year of trekking, waiting, repeated crossings, and two months of imprisonment by the Spanish Homeland Security Agency, Nagano was finally released and set foot on European soil.
Aimlessly, Nagano arrives at a boxing gym in Paris and says he wants to learn boxing, but the kind Fernando Lopez takes him in, teaches him for free and lets him spend the night in the training gym. Depending on his physical condition, the coach let him learn mixed martial arts. Just four months later, Nagano competed in the MMA Pro and surrendered his opponents with a cross. Two years later, with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, Nagano scored into the UFC and won six consecutive victories to win the championship challenge.
On January 20, 2018, Nagano failed the challenge, losing to champion firefighter Miocci. Nagano, whose self-confidence had been severely damaged, returned to Cameroon, but was treated like a hero. Nagano regained his confidence, won four consecutive victories, and won the right to challenge, this time, he never gave Miocci a chance, directly KO Mioch, got the coveted gold belt, and became the savior who often fantasized about saving the family when he was a child.