Boxing power takes over MMA tonight in the fights as both sports continue to become closer than ever clearly again.
Proven transparently again with more and more MMA fans becoming boxing fans all the time.
Francis Ngannou delivered a boxing knockout shot in his mixed martial arts fight tonight and could box Jake Paul (who is also a boxing promoter who promoted the MMA event a short time ago) next.
Some things to note on tonight’s fights:
- Event: MVP MMA 1 aired May 16, 2026, on Netflix.
- Promoter: Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions ran the card.
- Main KO: Francis Ngannou KO’d Philipe Lins with a punch.
- Time: Finish came at 4:31 of Round 1.
- Technique: Ngannou landed an overhand left.
- Other KOs: Robelis Despaigne KO’d Junior Dos Santos with punches.
- More KOs: Jason Jackson KO’d Jeff Creighton with a punch.
- TKO finish: Salahdine Parnasse stopped Kenneth Cross with punches.
- Crossover fact: Ngannou fought Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in boxing before this.
- Link: Paul promotes boxing and now MMA, blending both sports.
The above are all facts and hard evidence and proof once again how both sports continue to become closer in audience, fighters and events all the time.
More than ever.
Clearly and obviously at this point per the above.
KSI continues to bring big name MMA fighters to Misfits Boxing as well to compete as professional boxers.
More and more big MMA names and so on continue to now fully promote large boxing events on Paramount Plus and so on in America and worldwide.
A big win for Francis Ngannou tonight.
