13 Facts About Alain Ngalani

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Pierre Alain Ngalani was born on July 7,1977 and is a Cameroonian-born Hong Konger mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Heavyweight division.

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Alain Ngalani started showing ability early, winning back-to-back junior tournaments in Cameroon and all over Africa.

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Alain Ngalani was influenced by his mother, who loved the sport and wanted her boys to learn discipline and focus their energy positively.

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Alain Ngalani, who was ordered by doctors not to fight due to a severely injured right knee, lost to Brian Douwes via knockout with a knee in the quarter-final.

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Alain Ngalani then bounced back by knocking out Eduardo Maiorino at Planet Battle III on June 6,2009.

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Alain Ngalani briefly moved back to kickboxing, competing in the ONE Super Series, where he lost to Tarik Khbabez by third-round technical knockout at ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power on June 23,2018.

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On May 30,2014, Alain Ngalani faced Chi Lewis-Parry at ONE FC: Honor and Glory.

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Alain Ngalani lost their rematch at ONE FC: War of Dragons by first-round knockout via ground-and-pound elbows.

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Alain Ngalani got back to his winning ways with a first-round TKO win over Igor Subora at ONE Championship: Pride of Lions on November 13,2015.

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Alain Ngalani broke the ONE record for fastest heavyweight knockout when he stopped BJJ and judo black belt Hideki Sekine in 11 seconds at ONE Championship: Total Victory on September 16,2017.

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On November 3,2017, Alain Ngalani faced Aung La Nsang in the ONE Championship's first-ever openweight superfight at ONE Championship: Hero's Dream, where he lost by submission via guillotine choke.

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Alain Ngalani returned to mixed martial arts on March 8,2019, where he lost to Mauro Cerilli by first-round TKO at ONE Championship: Reign of Valor.

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Alain Ngalani faced ONE promotional newcomer Thomas Narmo at ONE Championship: Battleground 2 on August 13,2021.