While Khabib Nurmagomedov would have liked to see Francis Ngannou stay with the UFC, he understands and supports the former heavyweight champion’s decision to pursue a bigger bag elsewhere.
Ngannou infamously walked away from the UFC in early 2023 after a year’s worth of failed negotiations. In the time since, ‘The Predator’ has signed a groundbreaking deal with the PFL that’s finally going to pay dividends for the promotion this Saturday in Riyadh. Ngannou has also competed twice in the sweet science, squaring off with former heavyweight world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.