Francis Ngannou

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul recently rejected UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou‘s claim that a fighters’ union is not possible. This year, the fighter pay debate has become pretty synonymous with two individuals: “The Problem Child” and “The Predator.” While Ngannou has suggested he’s an instance of MMA’s premier promotion stifling its fighters contractually, Paul is on…

UFC President Dana White has once again reiterated his disdain for modern crossover fights, pleading with the likes of welterweight champion Kamaru Usman to “stop.” While it may have been a rare occurrence a number of years ago, nowadays, the idea of MMA stars crossing over to the boxing ring is hardly unheard of. From…

UFC fighter Dan Hooker isn’t buying the talk of a Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou superfight just yet. This past weekend, the discussion and hype behind a potential collision between the WBC and The Ring boxing titleholder and the UFC Heavyweight Champion stepped up. Rumors of Ngannou crossing over to the squared circle have been…

UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou says he’d encourage other fighters who aren’t in the same position as him to avoid speaking out in support of his efforts. The relationship between the MMA leader and one of its top titleholders has certainly been strained for a while. From the promotion’s decision to introduce an interim belt…

If a potential boxing bout between UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and boxing heavyweight king Tyson Fury goes down, Ngannou wants a 50-50 split of the revenue. “The Predator” joined Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour this week to discuss the potential contest. During the interview, Ngannou was asked how much of a split he’s looking…

UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is focused on a fight with boxing world champion Tyson Fury but doesn’t want to book it alone. Fury announced his retirement from professional boxing last weekend following a knockout win over Dillian Whyte. Just minutes after the fight, his attention turned to a future fight with Ngannou, as they…

UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has provided an update on his recovery from surgery and potential return timeline. Ngannou returned to action following a relatively long layoff earlier this year at UFC 270. In the January 22 headliner, “The Predator” shared the Octagon with then-interim titleholder Ciryl Gane. Ngannou adapted well midway through the fight,…

There was a lot of movement on the Ngannou/Fury front this weekend, not from a formal standpoint but certainly in terms of hype and promotion. On Saturday, Tyson Fury turned in another stellar performance when he earned the TKO victory over Dillian Whyte in front of over 90,000 people in Wembley Stadium. To make the…

UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has suggested the stock of fellow African champion Kamaru Usman rose after the fight between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev. On the main card of this past weekend’s UFC 273 pay-per-view, one blockbuster bout, dubbed the “people’s main event” by many, did exactly what it threatened to do – overshadow…

Mike Tyson isn’t impressed with Francis Ngannou‘s salary for his UFC 270 title defense against Ciryl Gane. Last week, Tyson was doing a podcast episode of Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson with Israel Adesanya when the UFC‘s middleweight champion shouted out Ngannou for being vocal on fighter pay. “Shout out to my boy, my big brother…