Francis Ngannou: Last News

Former UFC king Junior dos Santos has called out Tyson Fury after signing a deal with S-Jam Boxing.

Tyson Fury has been backed to defeat UFC champion Francis Ngannou as a potential crossover bout continues to be talked about.

UFC star Francis Ngannou is weighing up a switch to boxing, hinting that his upcoming bout may be his last appearance as an MMA fighter. The 35-year-old will face Ciryl Gane in his next outing, in what is set to be a blockbuster unification fight at UFC 270.The January event will see UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou take on the French fighter Gane, who holds the interim title.But it may be the Cameroonian's last fight in UFC, as he has only one appearance left on his current deal with the company.He has regularly been linked with a switch to boxing, and he could make that a reality once his deal with the UFC ends, with the African keen to boost his financial earnings from competing.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Tyson Fury has confirmed that he is keen to face UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in the octagon once he has dealt with heavyweight boxing rivals, Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.Fury has previously hinted that he would be interested in a crossover contest after retiring from boxing, with the current WBC heavyweight champion even going as far as to train with UFC middleweight star Darren Till and MMA legend Nick Diaz.However, in a recent interview with talkSPORT, Fury confirmed that he no longer had any interest in competing in MMA but would be open to fighting in a cage with the lighter 4oz MMA gloves.“No, I’ve got no real interest in grappling up and down on the floor and all

McGregor in the past, represents some of the UFC’s biggest stars including Kamaru Usman, Khamzat Chimaev and the recently retired Khabib Nurmagomedov.In a wide-ranging discussion on Mike Tyson’s podcast, the manager discussed Jake Paul’s future in combat sports, a possible UFC heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou and Georges St-Pierre’s legacy.However, Abdelaziz saved his most controversial opinions for the end of the interview and with the topic of the UFC lightweight division brought up, Abdelaziz went straight for McGregor, totally dismissing his chances against Poirier and labelling him “irrelevant”."Now we have McGregor fighting Dustin Poirier.

Tyson Fury has sent social media into a frenzy after he posted a video to his Instagram & Twitter accounts in which he called out heavyweight stars from three different combat sports; UFC, WWE and boxing. The first target of Fury's patented rhetoric was UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, of whom he had this to say: "This is a message to Francis Ngannou and the UFC guys.

Sky Sports."I want to make it fair. I know some other boxers want to fight an MMA guy."If we have a fight in the cage first, he might take it, but if we offer him a boxing fight, then he might say, 'No, no, no." Whyte couldn't resist a dig at the Cameroonian's nickname after he referred to a press conference the fighting pair did that was never broadcast.

Dillian Whyte claims Francis Ngannou "pleaded" with Dana White to scrap their proposed fight as he issued a fresh challenge to the UFC heavyweight champion.

Jon Jones has demanded $30million to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, according to president Dana White.

Tyson Fury has welcomed the challenge of UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

UFC 260 was a star-studded affair on Saturday night. Kourtney Kardashian and Megan Fox were both seen at the event in Las Vegas with their respective boyfriends, Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly, as they watched Francis Ngannou defeat Stipe Miocic.

Kourtney Kardashian and Megan Fox were both seen at the event in Las Vegas with their respective boyfriends, Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly, as they watched Francis Ngannou defeat Stipe Miocic.Fox, 34, and Kelly, 30, made playful faces as they were spotted by cameras in the VIP section at the UFC Apex.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker appear smitten.

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou though initially deleted a tweet saying “Let’s play baby”.Ngannou is the new champ having beaten Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on Saturday night, stopping him in the second round.Jones is a pound for pound great and has been piling on the pounds in order to compete in the heavyweight division after dominating the light heavyweight division for the last decade.UFC president Dana White suggested, tongue in cheek, that Jones moves down to 185 following Ngannou’s destruction of Miocic.Jones hit back on Twitter, writing many posts, including one that read: “Go to 185? I didn’t gain all this weight for no reason.”Though he has also deleted a couple of posts, swiftly getting rid of one that praised Ngannou’s

UFC 260.The pair fought for the heavyweight championship with Miocic having held the belt since 2019, originally winning it in 2016.Ngannou caught Miocic with big left hands in the second round with the referee stopping the bout for the American’s first defeat since losing to Daniel Cormier in 2018.And Miocic was taken to hospital following the Las Vegas bout for a precautionary CT scan, according to the UFC.Ngannou and Miocic had previously battled in 2018 with Miocic earning a unanimous points victory.Though Ngannou got his revenge and is now willing to take on Jon Jones, who is expected to move up to heavyweight to challenge for the title later this year."For my opinion, Jon Jones is the greatest of all time in mixed martial arts.

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is eyeing up a potential crossover bout with Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury if he retains his belt against Francis Ngannou this weekend.Miocic, 38, is set to battle it out with Ngannou, whom he previously defeated on points back in 2018, at UFC 260 on Saturday night.Should he come out on top in the eagerly-awaited clash, the American will then set his sights on venturing into boxing for a showdown with either Joshua or Fury - the current world heavyweight champions who recently agreed a mouthwatering £500million deal for two undisputed fights in 2021.When asked by ESPN why he is keen to face Joshua or Fury, Miocic said: “It's a different combat, boxing is all about technique.“It's more of a fair fight

Francis Ngannou knocked Jairzinho Rozenstruik out after one brutal punch during their UFC 249 clash.

Francis Ngannou showed why he is one of the most feared men in the world with another devastating knockout.

Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will headline what promises to be a thrilling night of UFC action.

UFC star Francis Ngannou wants to try his hand at boxing before his career is out, and believes he could give Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury a good fight.

Jon Jones has threatened to vacate the UFC light-heavyweight title following a public pay dispute with president Dana White.