Francis Ngannou in his second boxing appearance. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/@francisngannou
After brutally knocking out Renan Problem in the long-awaited PFL debut in October, Francis Ngannou He has not yet defined his next career step, but there is someone already planning some options for his future in martial arts, whether in boxing or MMA.
Minister and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, responsible for sporting events in the country, Turki Alalshikh indicated another former world champion as a possible opponent for the Cameroonian in the noble art.
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“I need to sit down with Deontay Wilder for two minutes to see his condition. In two minutes I can know if he is ready or not, because I don't want to waste any more time and money. I need to know if he still has what it takes. Francis is coming in December to watch the Usyk-Fury rematch and we are going to do a lot of business together. I have two options for him, one in boxing and one in MMA and I want to discuss it with him,” the tycoon said in an interview with 'DAZN'.
As for the possibility in MMA, Alalshikh does not hide from anyone his interest in promoting a co-promotional fight with the UFC between Francis Ngannou e Jon Jones, even though I know that the challenge of convincing Dana White will definitely not be the easiest.
“MMA fighting, you know all the time my answer is that I want to do the biggest things. We need to send Dana White to the moon (laughs),” he joked.
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