Francis Ngannou hopes to fight sooner rather than later after the UFC had him tested for COVID-19 just recently.
The ferocious heavyweight knockout artist was originally supposed to compete on March 28 in a headlining showdown against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ESPN 8 in Columbus, Ohio. That card was later canceled after concerns over the spread of the coronavirus shut down virtually all athletic events in the United States following President Donald Trump’s recommendation that no more than 10 people gather together in any one room.
In the aftermath of the fight cancellation, Ngannou says the UFC organized a coronavirus test for him to make sure he was healthy enough to still compete.