Former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou seems to be most concerned with making a direct transition to skilled boxing following his departure from the promotion final month, based on his head coach, Eric Nicksick, who additionally claimed a conflict with former WBC champion, Deontay Wilder has piqued his curiosity.
Ngannou, a former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, formally departed the group final month following the completion of his contractual obligations on December 9. final. And within the time since, has been linked with a direct transition to the squared circle.
Amongst potential opponents for the Cameroon knockout artist; WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, in addition to former heavyweight kingpin, Anthony Joshua, nevertheless, the aforenoted Tucasloosa native, Wilder has supplied to twice combat Francis Ngannou – first in boxing then in blended martial arts competitors.
Francis Ngannou weighing up combat with Deontay Wilder
And after welcoming a combat with Wilder, Ngannou, who claimed he would solely take a boxing matchup with the previous in a bid to allow him to “keep his limbs” – the Cameroon punchers seems most concerned with a combat with a former WBC titleholder.
“We spoke all final week on in all probability doing boxing first,” Eric Nicksick mentioned of Francis Ngannou’s future throughout an look on MMA Junkie Radio. “That feels like what he needs to do. We had been speaking about some completely different boxing trainers we would attempt to usher in, places of the place he may attempt to go, the chance to possibly combat (Deontay) Wilder. Anthony Joshua’s been a reputation.”
“I’ve heard Tyson Fury. I’ve heard Andy Ruiz. I’ve heard all these completely different names type of pop up,” Nicksick defined. “However the one which feels like essentially the most intriguing to Francis has been undoubtedly the Wilder combat. So we’ll see how this transpires and what’s gonna occur, however I’m simply glad to have him dwelling and again within the gymnasium.”
Final 12 months, Wilder returned to the winner’s enclosure following a two-fight dropping skid towards Tyson Fury – stopping Robert Helenius with a thunderous first spherical knockout in Brooklyn, New York.
