Francis Ngannou has emerged as a star outside of the MMA world and he's now talking to some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Recently, the UFC heavyweight champion revealed how speaking to Dwayne Johnson, AKA ‘The Rock' inspires him.

Francis Ngannou was recently on The Daily Show, where he spoke about The Rock. The UFC champion revealed how Dwayne Johnson makes him work even harder.

“I always look up to somebody like The Rock, Dwayne Johnson,” Ngannou revealed via Coming Soon. “Recently, he noticed me and now we even chat. I text and The Rock texts back, and sometimes he [leaves] me a voicemail. When I wake up someday, I just listen to The Rock’s voice message. I’ll go out that day and I work double of what I [was] supposed to work. I’m just motivated. I’m like, ‘Damn, The Rock just left me a message. This is it.’ The enthusiasm, the motivation of that message.

“Then I realized how great is it to be in the position that you have that power to maybe just talk to somebody and change his day or his life. I want to be the same thing for others. Basically, knowing from where I came from [in Cameroon], that’s what we need. We just need hope. From my experience, I believe that somebody that has hope and self-believing is a successful person. Doesn’t matter if you have zero dollars in your bank account. That faith will push you out there and then will make you a successful person.”

Francis Ngannou has a very big title fight set for UFC 270 against Ciryl Gane. The winner could potentially face Jon Jones in his heavyweight debut.