The biggest – and maybe toughest – fight of Francis Ngannou’s career began in earnest the moment Bruce Buffer announced that the ‘Predator’ had defeated Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270. That fight, which started with a few test jabs thrown all the way back in March of 2021, could get ugly. And it will probably last at least until January of next year.
Ngannou won the UFC heavyweight title early last year with a knockout win over Stipe Miocic. Afterward, the Cameroonian-born Frenchman said the UFC wanted him to ink a new deal, one that he apparently didn’t care for.