With just under a month to go before his highly anticipated return to MMA after more than two years away from the sport, Francis Ngannou can count on a significant boost in the final stretch of his preparation for the fight against Brazilian Renan Problema at PFL Super Fights, an event that takes place on October 19th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In an interview with ESPN, Eric Nicksick, Francis Ngannou 's main coach , revealed that he is trying to recruit UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall to assist the Cameroonian in his training.
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“I was hoping he (Aspinall) would be around here (France) and we could do some training. I’m not saying it won’t happen, maybe it will happen before we leave here because he’s an hour away by plane. It’s not that far. But he was nice enough to send me the names of some of his training partners and guys we can bring over here to try and help Francis. Tom was interested, he’s a great friend and a great guy,” said the coach.
With or without the help of Tom Aspinall , Francis Ngannou makes his PFL octagon debut against Renan Problema on October 19th. The former UFC champion hasn't fought MMA since his victory over Ciryl Gane in the unification bout for both the linear and interim UFC titles in January 2022. Since then, the Cameroonian has pursued his dream of dedicating himself to professional boxing, suffering defeats to former world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
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