On this day in 2017, Francis Ngannou scored a devastating knockout against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 in Detroit. The performance was Ngannou's sixth win in a row to start his UFC career and earned him his first heavyweight title shot the very next month. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) To order UFC Pay-Per-Views, visit http://welcome.ufcfightpass.com/#PPV (Non U.S.) Shop official UFC gear, visit https://ufcstore.com/ Connect with UFC online and on Social: 🔴 Website: http://www.ufc.com 🔵 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc 🔵 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc 🔴 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufc 🟡 Snapchat: UFC 🟣 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ufc Connect with UFC FIGHT PASS on Social: 🔵 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufcfightpass 🔵 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufcfightpass 🔴 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufcfightpass #UFC