Francis Ngannou can be heading again to MMA after his bout with Anthony Joshua, which can be dwell on Sky Sports Box Office on March 8.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has introduced that Ngannou will make his PFL debut towards the winner of the Heavyweight Superfight between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader.
Ngannou signed with the PFL in May, simply a few months earlier than his break up resolution loss to Fury after 10 robust rounds in his first boxing fight.
Former World Champion and MMA fan Enzo Maccarinelli discusses how Francis Ngannou has developed from the MMA cage to the boxing ring
Fury was despatched to the canvas by Ngannou within the third spherical of the bout and now, Ngannou is in Saudi Arabia once more as he trains for his fight towards two-time unified champion Joshua, which is dwell on Sky Sports Box Office.
“Francis is a true combat sports icon with a global fan base and appeal. We, along with the rest of the MMA world, will be watching to see who his first opponent will be, Ferreira or Bader,” mentioned Peter Murray, PFL CEO.
Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson believes it will be the tip of Anthony Joshua’s profession if the Brit loses to Francis Ngannou however says he cannot see something however a victory for AJ
Claressa Shields, the boxing star who additionally competes in MMA, expects Joshua vs Ngannou to be a detailed fight. In truth, she thinks will probably be so tight she is tipping it to be a break up resolution.
“I think it’s going to be a good fight. At first I kind of felt that AJ was going to knock out Ngannou, that’s how I saw the fight. Now it’s kind of shifted on, I feel like it’ll be a split decision going either guy’s way,” Shields informed Sky Sports.
Barry Jones and Enzo Maccarinelli agree that Anthony Joshua has regained his confidence which is unhealthy information for Francis Ngannou
“I say that because it feels like AJ has a lot to prove and I feel like when he’s got a lot to prove sometimes he puts too much pressure on himself and he doesn’t fight his fight. And if he doesn’t fight his fight against Francis, Francis is a big, strong and powerful guy too so it can be a closer fight.
“I imagine that AJ has every little thing within the tank to beat Francis. He simply has to do it.”
Watch Joshua vs Ngannou dwell on Sky Sports Box Office on March 8.
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