From the sand mines of Cameroon to the star-studded glam of the combat world, Francis Ngannou‘s journey to zenith is nothing short of a story scripted in the library of a top Hollywood director.’The Predator͏’ beg͏an ͏his͏ combat s͏po͏r͏ts career in ͏the ͏UF͏͏C.͏
Howe͏͏v͏er, after a com͏mu͏n͏͏icati͏on gap between ͏h͏͏im and ͏the͏ promotion͏’s to͏p ͏brass͏, he ha͏d to withd͏raw from the leagu͏e. After leaving UFC, Ngannou has been a part of PFL and the boxing world. It was a dream come true for the French-Cameroon star to compete against the top men of the boxing world, “Since I was a kid, my dream has always been to become a boxer,” said Ngannou.
The former UFC heavyweight champion of the world has fought twice in his boxing career. Despite his defeat in both of the fights, Ngannou has amassed a considerable chunk of wealth from his fights. In his latest confession with multi-million dollar podcaster, Joe Rogan, ‘Predator’ highlighted the financial aspects of boxing. Let us have a look at it.
Francis Ngannou disclosed about the financial perspective of boxing
Leaving UFC, when you are on the path to becoming the biggest star the promotion has ever produced is no easy task but when you are Francis Ngannou, the sky is the limit. The French-Cameroon star was offered the most lucrative deal in the history of the promotion when he started the negotiations but ‘Predator’ admired freedom more than being bound by the chains of UFC.
After leaving the huge doors of the UFC another one opened in front of him and Ngannou wasted no time jumping inside of it.
Since then, Francis Ngannou has fought twice in boxing: once against Tyson Fury and another time against Anthony Joshua. Regardless, pne question persists- How lucrative was the ‘Predator’ boxing journey? Well, the former heavyweight champion has confessed about his wealth in his latest conversation on ‘JREMMAShow #160’, “I have made a good amount of money, but you also have to remember that I started this sport for passion,” said Ngannou when Rogan asked about his financials.
The French-Cameroon star Francis Ngannou expressed that his boxing journey means to him much more than money, “You know, you don’t start the sport for the money because, at first, there is no money. Right? At first, it’s just punches flying over your head all over, and you have to dodge and then fight and not get paid. Fight for free for quite some time, you know? So I love the sport. I still love the sport. I love combat sports. I love fighting, and I think I’ll do it until I feel like I cannot do it anymore.”
According to various reports from trusted sources, Francis Ngannou has made a massive $30 million from his two fights. His debut in boxing against Tyson Fury made his approx $10 million while on the other hand, his clash against Anthony Joshua made him a hefty $20 million. It must be noted that Ngannou is a part of PFL as well so he would have to fight under them but when’s he making a comeback to MMA world? Let us find out.
‘Predator’ reveals the timeline of his MMA comeback
Th͏e comb͏͏͏at͏͏͏ ͏co͏mm͏u͏ni͏ty͏͏͏ mi͏͏gh͏͏͏t ͏w͏͏͏͏on͏͏͏d͏e͏r i͏͏f͏͏͏ F͏r͏anc͏͏is ͏N͏͏g͏͏an͏͏nou w͏o͏͏͏u͏͏ld͏͏ p͏riorit͏͏iz͏e͏ ͏͏h͏is͏͏͏ boxing͏ ͏c͏a͏͏reer͏ o͏ve͏r h͏͏i͏͏s MMA out͏ings,͏ ͏bu͏t ͏th͏e re͏ali͏ty͏ is a bit͏͏͏ diffe͏͏͏ren͏t͏.͏͏ Francis Ngannou is n͏ot͏ j͏ust a ͏f͏͏͏͏ig͏h͏t͏er͏͏͏; he ͏i͏s͏ ͏a c͏ru͏cia͏͏͏͏͏l͏͏͏ par͏t͏͏͏ of͏͏ ͏͏͏t͏͏͏͏he p͏r͏omo͏͏͏͏͏͏͏t͏io͏n t͏o͏͏ a͏d͏van͏͏͏͏͏͏͏c͏͏e A͏͏f͏͏r͏i͏ca’͏s ͏͏͏͏͏pr͏͏ese͏nce in͏͏͏͏ th͏e ͏w͏or͏l͏d͏͏ ͏of͏͏ MM͏A͏͏.While having a conversation with the media, Ngannou explained that he has some commitments to make with the PFL and his next fight will be in MMA.
“I think Renan Ferreira is the guy. I’ve been telling people about this guy for almost two years. Very athletic. Fast hands, knees, very athletic. I think it’s going to be him. That’s what the PFL is working on. October, sometime. They’re working on October. It’s not finalized but they were talking about Oct. 19. I will say MMA [is definitely] next,” Ngannou further added.
With a career record of 17 victories and 3 defeats, Francis Ngannou is one of the most scariest fighters in the world. However, Renan Ferreira is someone who can give competition to ‘Predator’.