Francis Ngannou is ready for his fight against Renan Ferreira on Saturday in Riyadh. “I think it’s a big event for me to send a message again, discover myself and prove what I’m capable of“, he declared Thursday during a press conference in Riyadh, while the Cameroonian’s last MMA fight dates back to January 2022.
In the meantime, Ngannou offered himself two English boxing fights, his teenage dream, against superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two clashes, which also took place in Riyadh, ended in defeats, but the 38-year-old fighter has often repeated his wish to return to the rings soon.
Il better be ready
In the meantime, he is preparing to make his return to a cage, Saturday evening at Mayadeen Hall in the Saudi capital, a fight contested under the banner of the PFL, an emerging league in the world of MMA, and not the UFC, he reference organization that he left with a bang last year.
For his return to MMA, he faces Brazilian Renan Ferreira to try to win the PFL heavyweight “superfight” belt. On the Brazilian’s value compared to his previous opponents, Ngannou said: “He’s at the top of the list, that’s for sure..” “But I think throughout my life, my biggest adversary has always been myself. Saturday, I’m going to give him his money’s worth, he better be ready“, he said.
