Francis Ngannou returned to MMA at PFL’s Battle of the Giants in October. Since then, there has been a lot of conversation regarding what will be next for Ngannou.
Ngannou’s first-round finish over Renan Ferreira doesn’t leave a whole lot of interesting matchups for him in MMA but he does have the option of going back to boxing for his next contest. He has boxed twice since departing the UFC in January of 2023.
One name that has consistently been mentioned in connection with Ngannou is Deontay Wilder. In a recent interview with The Sports Daily, former world champion Amir Khan said that he would pick Ngannou to win that fight. He said:
“Wilder’s last fight was really bad. You always look at the last fight and Wilder is done to be honest with you. I like Wilder but Ngannou has the power to hurt him. Ngannou is not the best boxer but he put on a good fight against Fury and got knocked out against AJ. Ngannou is going to win that fight. Unless Wilder comes in as a different fighter with that fire in his belly.”
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