The Skilled Fighters League introduced that they’ve parted methods with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou after only one struggle with the promotion.
BREAKING: @PFLMMA is releasing famous person heavyweight Francis Ngannou
Ngannou departed the UFC to affix PFL in 2023 with a game-changing contract. He was chairman of PFL Africa, gained a PFL SuperFights Title in 2024.
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“The Skilled Fighters League has made the choice to half methods with Francis Ngannou. We’ve nice respect for Francis as each an athlete and an individual, and we want him success within the subsequent chapter of his fight sports activities profession. The PFL stays targeted on recruiting and signing the perfect athletes within the sport whereas persevering with to ship world-class competitors for followers across the globe.”
Three years in the past the PFL signed Ngannou to a deal to compete within the promotion’s newly fashioned “PPV Tremendous Combat Division.” Earlier than Ngannou even competed with the promotion nevertheless, he competed twice in boxing with losses to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. He would lastly make his lone PFL look in October 2024 defeating Renan Ferreira within the first spherical.
