UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou still sounds like he wants to strike a new deal with the UFC. And while the financial terms of what Ngannou is looking for fall into a grey area, there is one thing Ngannou seems to feel must be on the table in any deal he signs with the promotion: a fight against WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
“The Tyson Fury fight has to be part of the discussion,” Ngannou said on The MMA Hour. “That’s not an option. It has to be part of the discussion, because if that’s not part of the discussion now, it will never be.