Francis Ngannou is conserving himself in form as he plots his return to the world of fight sports activities following his UFC exit.
It was introduced in January that he had been stripped of the heavyweight title and left the promotion following the expiry of his contract.
It had been a yr since his final battle within the UFC, however was pleased to let his deal finish whereas he had been coping with a critical knee damage.
The 36-year-old made a collection of calls for that president Dana White was unwilling to fulfill.
Now he’s free to signal with one other promotion or pursue fights in boxing, as he has talked about beforehand.
Posting on Instagram, he put up a photograph of him on a treadmill with Tyson Fury’s win over Derek Chisora on within the background, maybe hinting about the place his subsequent transfer might be.
Ngannou teased who he could face subsequent with a Twitter put up captioned: “Selections.”
It featured footage of Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and Fury.
In a separate video of the Gypsy King talking about fighting Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion seemingly agreed to his terms.
Fury said in the clip: “Listen, if the Usyk fight doesn’t get done then we are looking at Francis Ngannou for the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ title. I’m sure the WBC can make that up for me.
“What I was thinking is we do 4oz gloves, in a cage, under Queensbury rules, with a bada*** referee like Mike Tyson.
“That would be an epic night and I’m sure everyone would enjoy it as much as I would.
“I would have to be on my toes, though, as he’s a big lump who can bang. He’s supposed to be the hardest punching human on the planet.
“He can’t punch any harder than Wilder, can he?”
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Information Abstract:
- Francis Ngannou watches Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora battle on treadmill and teases combating Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua or Gypsy King with Mike Tyson as ‘bada***’ referee
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