Francis Ngannou does not want to remain on the sideline while Stipe Miocic and Daniel Miocic prepare for a likely trilogy bout.
The French heavyweight contender called out Alexander Volkov on Twitter shortly after the Russian vanquished short-notice foe Greg Hardy in the UFC Fight Night 163 headliner on Saturday. Ngannou reportedly volunteered to step in after Junior dos Santos withdrew from the matchup with Volkov in Moscow, but the fight did not come to fruition.
“Well done Volkov,” Ngannou wrote. “Let’s go now and please don’t turn this down again.