Francis Ngannou says ‘something wasn’t right’ during his fight with Anthony Joshua
But now he is set to face Ferreira for the PFL heavyweight strap on a stacked card, co-headlined by a featherweight title clash between femaletitlist Ryan Bader to set up a fight with 'The Predator' and has a habit of ending his contests early.
Out of his 13 professional wins , 12 of them have finished inside the distance with 11 of them coming by way of knockout.Ex-Man United and Leicester footballer to make boxing debut on KSI Misfits cardIrish boxer sets staggering world record as he piles on 6.5 stone to fight at heavyweightNgannou has not fought in MMA since defeating Cyril Gane at UFC 270 in January 2022 to defend his UFC heavyweight title.
Following the fight, he split with the UFC after failing to come to terms on a contract extension and subsequently signed with the PFL.He was supposed to compete for the organisation earlier but ended up landing a pair of blockbuster boxing bouts with British heavyweight stars Fury and Joshua. Ngannou caused Fury serious problems in his boxing debut last October as he dropped a narrow split decision victory to the then-lineal heavyweight champion.
However, he couldn't replicate his performance against AJ, whom he was brutally knocked out by in round two."This is the fight of my life," said Ferreira. "I am preparing like never before to bring Ngannou a whole lot of problems."Tom Kim wipes away tears after missing out on medal as he now faces military serviceHead over to the talkSPORT MMA YouTube channel now for full reaction from Adam Catterall and former featherweight World Champion Brendan Loughnane.
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