Francis Ngannou has as soon as once more proved the doubters flawed.
Skilled Fighters League’s (PFL) newest large signing, Ngannou, has secured his fight sports activities freedom in additional methods than one. First, signing with the promotion as a blended martial arts (MMA) fighter and model ambassador, and secondly, touchdown the skilled boxing debut of his desires.
Ngannou, 36, will face Heavyweight boxing champion, Tyson Fury, on Oct. 28, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia the place he’ll make the largest payday of his life.
“What I’ll inform you is that, in comparison with what I used to be making for my UFC fights, it’s day and night time,” Ngannou stated on The MMA Hour. “It’s life-changing. And it will be the identical factor if I used to be preventing within the PFL first. What I used to be making, what I did make in my final [UFC] battle, doesn’t even rely. It’s not shut, anyplace shut.”
“Positively sure,” Ngannou added when requested if the purse was greater than his whole UFC profession mixed. “one hundred pc, sure. I didn’t make that a lot in my whole UFC profession, mainly after turning down all these contracts that might have made me extra money. However sure, if we rely it, completely.”
Ngannou gambled on himself and received in early 2023, departing UFC because the Heavyweight champion. Shortly after the information broke in January, reviews surfaced stating that “The Predator” was supplied $8 million to stick with UFC.
“I’ve heard so many occasions individuals say, ‘Oh, they supplied him $8 million a battle, they supplied him this and that,’ which isn’t precisely what [they offered],” Ngannou stated. “There was a trick there and it was unhealthy. It was simply to ensure that me to place the pen on the paper. There was only one large quantity after which behind it, the paper was clean, just about. So it’s not like, I’m certain you’re going to say $3 million occasions three, for 3 fights. That’s not what it was. It wasn’t like that. It was the identical tactic. To drag some quantity up and wish to impress you to get you to signal that contract.”
Ought to Ngannou pull off an enormous upset and defeat Fury to shut out 2023 earlier than beginning his PFL MMA run, he shared {that a} rematch clause is in place. He’s unaware if that can apply to Fury successful, however regardless, a rematch would solely be even larger for each athletes and viewers if issues play out that approach.
