{"id":402846,"date":"2022-01-03T03:30:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=402846"},"modified":"2022-01-03T03:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:30:51","slug":"francis-ngannou-discusses-requirements-for-new-ufc-contract-the-boxing-part-has-to-be-into-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-discusses-requirements-for-new-ufc-contract-the-boxing-part-has-to-be-into-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis Ngannou discusses requirements for new UFC contract: \u201cThe boxing part has to be into it\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has reiterated his desire to transfer over to professional boxing before he retires.<\/p>\n<p>Later this month, Francis Ngannou will defend his UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in one of the most highly-anticipated heavyweight bouts in years. With it being the last fight on his deal, there&#8217;s been a lot of speculation regarding his future with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and whether or not he&#8217;ll head elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>For the time being that seems unlikely but in a sport like <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/francis-ngannou-shares-his-take-on-who-is-the-best-striker-in-mixed-martial-arts\/\">mixed martial arts<\/a>, you never know what could be coming around the next corner.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Ngannou made it crystal clear once again that if he does re-sign with the UFC, he wants there to be an agreement in place that would allow him to test the waters in the boxing world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Francis Ngannou Wants To Box Tyson Fury Or Deontay Wilder | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocuiy__vECk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s always been down the line. This is something that, I\u2019m not taking my eyes off it,\u201d Ngannou said. \u201cThis is going to happen either way, and even if I stay \u2014 even if or when the UFC and I, we finally, we finalize a [new] deal, the boxing part has to be into it, because I can\u2019t see myself to retire without boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/1\/2\/22862595\/francis-ngannou-cant-see-himself-retiring-without-boxing-says-boxing-part-has-to-be-in-next-ufc-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear as to who Francis Ngannou would want to fight if he does make the transition, but history suggests he may try and follow through on his idea to take on one of the big boys &#8211; whether that be Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury or another elite heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Can you picture a scenario in which the UFC and Dana White allow Francis Ngannou to try out pro boxing? If so, how do you think &#8220;The Predator&#8221; would fare against an elite opponent? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has reiterated his desire to transfer over to professional boxing before he retires. Later this month, Francis Ngannou will defend his UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in one of the most highly-anticipated heavyweight bouts in years. With it being the last fight on his deal, there&#8217;s been a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54478,"featured_media":377228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10646,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Francis Ngannou discusses requirements for new UFC contract: \u201cThe boxing part has to be into it\u201d | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has reiterated his desire to transfer over to professional boxing before he retires.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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