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bout#PFLvsBellator
pic.twitter.com/4dP9RqYiMuβ PFL (@PFLMMA)
February 22, 2024
Skilled Fighters League star Francis
Ngannou has his sights set very intently on one upcoming
bout.
Per Ngannou (17-3) on βSportscenterβ on Thursday, he’s eyeing his
return to MMA in 2024. He plans on taking up the winner of the
heavyweight title tilt pairing PFL champ Renan
Ferreira in opposition to former two-division Bellator MMA beltholder Ryan Bader.
The 2 will sq. off on Feb. 24 atop the primary PFL vs. Bellator
occasion, which can happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the
Kingdom Enviornment. Ngannou will probably be within the constructing, and should enter the
cage the problem the victor and face off in opposition to him.
The PFL instantly launched an announcement to comply with, with CEO Peter
Murray saying, βThe PFL is happy to introduced Francis
Ngannouβs return to MMA within the PFL PPV Division in opposition to the
winner of the PFL Champion vs. Bellator Champion Heavyweight
Superfight between Renan
Ferreira and Ryan
Bader.β
Ngannou is at the moment coaching to field Anthony
Joshua on March 8, which may even be held in Riyadh. In his
boxing debut, the Cameroon native dropped a intently contested break up
determination to Tyson Fury,
by which he dropped the Brit within the third spherical a lot to the
shock of onlookers. Ought to he prevail over Joshua, it stays to
be seen if Ngannouβs plan to return to MMA will come to fruition.
As an MMA fighter, βThe Predatorβ has not set foot in a cage since
January 2022, when he picked up a call over Ciryl Gane
to unify the Final Preventing Championship heavyweight
strap.