When Ngannou took a break from MMA, it wasn’t retirement as he himself said, he did it to fight, First to Tyson Fury and then to Anthony Joshua And two fights They were overcome with defeats, First on points and second after just six minutes of fighting. sure, It is not good to fight the battle of Nagnan in Arabia.
And, although Francis Naginnou insists he learned a lot from his fight with Anthony Joshua, Needless to say, there are many hopes on him to join the boxing ranks again.. Of course, perhaps the story will be different in his return to MMA. Francis will face the PFL heavyweight champion, Renan Ferreira in Saudi Arabia, October 19.
Two different struggles
In a recent interview with The MirrorThe Cameroonian wanted to talk about the differences between the two: “It depends on the aspect. As far as fighting is concerned, I learned more from the Tyson Fury fight, But if we talk about ‘doing business’ side, organization etc… I learned more from Anthony Joshua’s fight“.
Nagano He made a name for himself in the UFC with a series of brutal knockouts, but things change when you face two-time world champion Joshua. “It was a different experience” he said. “But you know that in every fight, unexpected things happen. It’s like going to war, You shoot people, but someday you will be shot.“.
I learned how to do business in the Anthony Joshua fight
Nagannou has left the door open for a future return to the ring, but for now He set his sights on Ferreira. “The last two months are not the right time to talk about a return to boxing,” he added. “The only reason I’m doing this fight with Ferreira is because I already am We started negotiations with Anthony Joshua before the fight“.
“When the PFL champion (Ferreira) and the Bellator champion (Ryan Bader) fight in Riyadh, The goal is to fight the winner of that fight. (Renan) is a very good fighter; It has many good features. It has great speed; quick hands and Athletic ability is hard to beat“.
