The Cameroonian has his own plans for the future after the fight with the “Gypsy King”
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou spoke out that his fight against the WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could somehow interfere with the British’s future unification fight with the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO world champion Alexander Usik.
“I don’t care what Fury is going to do after our fight, with Usyk or with anyone else.”
“It’s their problem, not mine. I don’t have to deal with this. I think about what concerns me. I’m also looking to fight somewhere in the future after this fight. For example, I plan to compete in the PFL early next year. We haven’t announced it yet, but I’m going to do it. We both have plans for the future after the fight.”
Ngannou left the UFC in January 2023, and in May he signed a contract with the PFL organization.
The 10-round fight between Fury and Ngannou will take place on October 28 in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The WBC granted Tyson special permission to fight the former UFC champion.
At stake in the Fury-Ngannou fight will be the Riyadh championship belt, which has already been delivered to the capital of Saudi Arabia by WBC President Mauricio Suleiman.
It is expected that immediately after this fight the final date for the unification fight between Fury and WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO belt holder Alexander Usyk will be confirmed. The “Gypsy King” himself expects that his meeting in the ring with the Ukrainian will take place in December 2023.
Fury beat Dereck Chisora by TKO in his last fight in December 2022. Ngannou will hold his first fight under boxing rules. The French-Cameroonian fighter defeated Cyril Gan at UFC 270 in January 2022 in his last MMA fight.
Source: Sportarena
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