For the primary time since his UFC departure, Francis Ngannou will step right into a combined martial arts cage, although he now had a complete new objective.
Just lately venturing into boxing towards two of the easiest of their era, ‘The Predator’ turned a family identify in lightning quick time. Shortly after his final battle within the ring, Ngannou needed to face each mother and father worst nightmare as information of his 15-month previous son’s passing shocked the fight sports activities world.
Most males would understandably bow out of their career and take time to rebuild following such a tragedy, however the warrior in Francis Ngannou rages on.
Now, the previous UFC heavyweight champion has a brand new objective to battle for. In the course of the PFL ‘Battle of the Giants’ press convention, Ngannou revealed that he’ll push ahead together with his profession in honor of his son.
“These days, factor have been a bit of robust,” Ngannou stated. “I have never questioned if I’ve to proceed or if I ought to cling up the gloves and stuff.”
“However then I understand, that ought to be a objective for me. I did not have an opportunity to battle for my son, man. So, I believe that is it.”
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âI didnât have an opportunity to battle for my son, man. So I believe that is it.â
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 22, 2024
Francis Ngannou now has his sights firmly set on October 19 the place he’ll face fellow knockout artist Renan Ferreira within the PFL SmartCage.
Whereas it has been cordial between the 2 up to now, issues are starting to warmth up.
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Earlier within the press convention, Renan Ferreira made a remark that has not been well-received by followers. The South American seemingly disregarded the demise of Ngannou’s son throughout his fight-talk speech.
“Effectively, Francis has been going by way of a troublesome yr in his life however the hardest problem in his life, and in his yr, goes to be me.”
“I’ll be the most important downside of his yr, proper now. [It’s a] robust puzzle to determine.”
YIKES… combating phrases from Renan#PFLSuperFights | #BraceForImpact | Riyadh, đžđŠ | Sat, Oct nineteenth pic.twitter.com/Zme1EkhL27
— PFL (@PFLMMA) August 22, 2024
