Cameroonian UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (17-3 in MMA) did not agree with the promotion on a new contract – he left the organization and lost his title.
It is possible that Ngannou completely tied up with MMA. He had dreamed of trying his hand at boxing before and is well aware that his financial prospects there are much more solid.
Earlier, the WBC heavyweight champion Briton Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) mentioned the fight with him. But it seems that now this is not very relevant – he is negotiating with the owner of the remaining belts of the division, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
reasoning Ngannou: “I don’t even know… First he retired, then he came back, then he wanted to fight Usyk… I don’t know what he’s thinking now, what he’s planning. But I’ll find out soon. Now is the right time to move on to concrete steps, because we did not have such an opportunity before. It’s time to find out.”
Ngannou named a few more names: “Priority is Fury. Next on the list is Anthony Joshua and then Deontay Wilder.”
Meanwhile, the popular British veteran Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) announced his readiness to fight the Cameroonian: “I’m trying to agree on this fight. And I want to do it in boxing and MMA.”
Do you also think Ngannou left the UFC to fight Fury? Tony Bellew’s reaction to this. And then there is the version of Dana White and Cormier’s reasoning about this departure. Interestingly, the other day Chisora funny compared the striking power of Fury and Usyk, and then intrigued by plans for the future.