Francis Ngannou has said he would prefer a boxing match over an MMA contest as his next fight – while eyeing yet another world champion as his opponent, in the form of Deontay Wilder.
Ngannou’s win over Ferreira marked his first MMA fight since January 2022, when he outpointed former teammate Ciryl Gane to retain the UFC heavyweight title.
Ngannou, 38, then returned to mixed martial arts in October, stopping Renan Ferreira in round one to become the PFL Super Fights heavyweight champion – almost three years after vacating the UFC title.
Ngannou enjoyed a victorious return to MMA in October, after losing two very different boxing matches against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
As for Ngannou’s future in MMA, the “Predator” said: “[The goal is] to challenge and fight a contender, to fight someone like Vadim Nemkov.
