Francis Ngannou's 15-month-old son Kobe dies just weeks after his Saudi megafight with Anthony Joshua... as UFC 支持する／優勝者-turned boxer 株 heartbreaking 地位，任命する on social マスコミ

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Francis Ngannou's 15-month-old son Kobe has tragically died.

Cameroon 出口 237online.com first 報告（する）／憶測d the 破滅的な news and the former UFC 支持する／優勝者-turned boxer 確認するd this with a heartbreaking social マスコミ 地位，任命する.

地位，任命するing on Instagram, Ngannou said: 'Too soon to leave but yet he's gone. My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was 十分な of life and joy. Now, he's laying without life. I shouted his 指名する over and over but he's not 答える／応じるing.

'I was my best self next to him and now I have no 手がかり（を与える） of who I am. Life is so 不公平な to 攻撃する，衝突する us where it 傷つけるs the most.

'How do you を取り引きする 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 を取り引きする this.'

The 15-month-old son of former UFC 支持する／優勝者 Francis Ngannou has tragically passed away?

Ngannou 確認するd the news in a heartbreaking 地位，任命する on his Instagram account on Monday

Ngannou had 以前 株d another 破滅的な 地位，任命する on his X account

報告（する）／憶測s from Cameroonian 出口?237online.com were later 確認するd by the 37-year-old

Ngannou's Instagram 地位，任命する （機の）カム after he had 株d a heartbreaking message on X earlier on Monday evening.

He had said: 'What's the 目的 of life if what we're fighting tooth and nail to get away from is what finally 攻撃する，衝突する us the hardest!??

'Why is life so 不公平な and merciless? Why does life always take what we don't have? I'm f***ing tired.'

Several fans and fellow 闘士，戦闘機s were quick to send their 井戸／弁護士席-wishes and 弔慰s to the Cameroonian, 含むing Conor McGregor.

The Irishman - who has four children - replied to Ngannou's 地位，任命する and said: 'I am so sorry to hear of your loss Francis, my 祈りs are with you and your family at this time.'

Ngannou's coach, Eric Nicksick, 追加するd: 'It’s been a 激しい few days, words can’t 表明する the 苦痛 we all feel for the Ngannou family during this time.?

'Please keep Francis and his family in your heart, and may this be a 思い出の品 of the fragility of life. Say “I love you,” more often, tomorrow isn’t 保証（人）d.'

The circumstances surrounding the death of Ngannou's son are unknown at this time.?

Ngannou remains 極端に の近くに to his roots and 定期的に returns to Batie, where he grew up

The former UFC 支持する／優勝者 is also 極端に の近くに to his mother (pictured with her in May 2021)

Ngannou, who grew up in Batie, Cameroon, where he was raised by a 選び出す／独身 mother, 類似して received 抱擁する support from those in his 母国, with the former UFC 支持する／優勝者 remaining 極端に の近くに to his roots.

This 含むs his mother, who 定期的に appears in his social マスコミ 地位，任命するs.

Ngannou has 耐えるd an inspirational 旅行 to the 最高の，を越す after he was 軍隊d to walk six miles to go to school every day and was digging sand 地雷s when he was just 10 years old.

As he got older he made the 旅行 from Cameroon to the north of the continent - travelling through Nigeria, Niger and Algeria before reaching Morocco.

Ngannou 結局 settled in Paris, where he met the trainer Fernand Lopez, who would 納得させる him to （問題を）取り上げる MMA instead of ボクシング.

反映するing on his fighting 旅行 last year, he said: 'For me I just started in MMA for fun. I had time to train so I thought why not train MMA 同様に.

'And then things went very 急速な／放蕩な and they start asking did I want to fight. And I said "Yes let's do it".

'I didn't realise how 急速な／放蕩な it was going until the coach said to m e "We've got a UFC 契約 for you''.'

After winning five of his 開始 six mixed 戦争の arts 一区切り／（ボクシングなどの）試合s, Ngannou penned his first UFC 契約 and quickly 始める，決める about making an 衝撃 in the 昇進／宣伝.

Conor McGregor was の中で the first people to send their 弔慰s to the Cameroonian

Fellow MMA 星／主役にする McGregor (権利) is a father of four himself and sent his 祈りs to Ngannou

Ngannou has enjoyed an inspirational rise to the 最高の，を越す after growing up in poverty in Cameroon

Six 連続する 勝利，勝つs where he showcased his punching 力／強力にする earned him a heavyweight 肩書を与える 発射 against Stipe Miocic, but he 苦しむd a blowout loss in 2018.

He rebuilt from the 敗北・負かす by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Miocic and Derrick 吊りくさび in 残虐な fashion, with a 一連の ノックアウト 勝利，勝つs. The Predator won three of his next four fights in under a minute, 含むing a victory after just 20 seconds against Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 2020.

The 37-year-old took the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to leave the UFC in 2022 after defending his 肩書を与える against Ciryl Gane.

His UFC career ended with a 記録，記録的な／記録する of 17 勝利，勝つs and three losses, 含むing 12 ノックアウトs.

After quitting the 昇進／宣伝, Ngannou 調印するd with the Professional 闘士，戦闘機's League (PFL), and he has since dipped his toes into the ボクシング world.

Ngannou has fought British heavyweight 二人組 Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, 苦しむing a 狭くする 敗北・負かす to the Gypsy King, before the Cameroonian lost ひどく to AJ.

In his March 一区切り／（ボクシングなどの）試合 against Joshua, which 報道によれば earned Ngannou around £15m, the Cameroonian was knocked out in the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する に引き続いて a 破滅的な blow as he struggled to 支援する up his previous 業績／成果 in the （犯罪の）一味.?

Speaking after the 敗北・負かす, Ngannou had said: 'Sorry guys I let you all 負かす／撃墜する. Today was a bad day in the office but tomorrow will be another day. Thank you all for the love.'

にもかかわらず that 敗北・負かす, Ngannou remains a hugely popular and marketable 競技者, 特に since his move to the PFL.

報告（する）／憶測s （人命などを）奪う，主張するd a 重要な 推論する／理由 for the Cameroonian 初めは 調印 with PFL was to do with 裏書，是認s after he 以前 he 攻撃する，衝突する out at the '欠如（する） of freedom' for 闘士，戦闘機s within UFC.

He made his ボクシング debut against Tyson Fury last year and lost にもかかわらず an impressive displ ay?

Ngannou was then knocked out in the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する when he took on Anthony Joshua in March

Taking to X in 2022, he had said: '闘士，戦闘機s are ripped off with 後援. It’s a 抱擁する source of 歳入 for us but the company keeps 偉業／利用するing that for their own 利益.

'I understand that the sport needs to look good with uniforms but we should at least have a 権利 for a 最小限 of two 認可するd sponsors for in the octagon.'

Along with PFL, Ngannou is 報告（する）／憶測d to now have 取引，協定s with Gymshark, Phya, CBD 研究 Labs, Cryo 苦痛 救済 and The Fight Game.

Ngannou was scheduled to make his PFL debut against 統治するing 支持する／優勝者 Renan Ferreira this summer, although that is now uncertain に引き続いて the 悲劇の news.